herd-a group of animals kept together under a human control

treegap-a small rural town

meager-not alot/not much

fringes-it could mean edge something less important and dangling threads

Motionless – Not moving at all.

Smeared with too much color – Describes an overwhelming or exaggerated appearance of color.

Quivers – Shakes or trembles slightly.

Breathless days – Extremely hot days; also suggests suspense or intensity.

Noontime – Around noon (midday).

Hub – The central part of a wheel; a metaphor for the center or key point.

Trod out – Walked over repeatedly.

Ambled – Walked in a slow, relaxed way.

balmy characterized by pleasantly warm weather.

bovine relating to or affecting cattle.

forlorn pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

gallows a structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals.

Balmy:characterized by pleasantly warm weather.

of bee-hung clover:a flower

perhaps:used to express uncertainty or possibility.

'curiously'

'motionless'

'undisturbed'

'contemplation