Sentence:  The road seemed animated with a few more wagons than usual ; a carriage raising up the choking June <WSD>dust</WSD> , and beyond , in a meadow , a local militia company drilling with muskets , Kentuck ' rifles , every kind of horse pistol , old sword , or cutlass . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air