Sentence:  This was in that strange pause of the storm which is its most remarkable feature in the South&mdash;that singular <WSD>interregnum</WSD> of the winds, when, after giving repeated notice of their most terrific action, they seem almost to forget their purpose, and for a few moments appear to slumber in their inactivity. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.