Sentence:  The rascal saw his advantage, and began a fierce harangue against the heretic strangers. As he <WSD>maddened</WSD>, his hearers maddened; the savage nature, capricious as a child's, flashed out in wild suspicion. Women yelled, men scowled, and ran hastily to their huts for bows and blow-guns. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To become furious.