You can sometimes understand a word you don't know by looking at what kind of word it is. Look at these sentences from the stories. What kind of word is the word in bold? He didn't hear the floorboards creak or feel the cold air that entered the room. noun/verb 2 He didn't smell the strange damp smell that filled his bedroom, adjective / noun 3 First Officer Taylor was staring thoughtfully out of the window. . . adjective/adverb 4 . . . as Lunar Explorer 2 landed on the dusty planet. adjective/adverb 5 The wind was blowing and snow was starting to fall as Colin climbed the steep, dark hill. adjective / noun 6 Finally, he saw it a faint light in the distance, adjective/noun 7 'I was having a bath, replied Mrs Cuthbertson. noun verb 8 Not so fast,' said a deep voice. A large man stepped out of the shadows. noun/verb​