Sentence:  At last, out of the <WSD>ruck</WSD> rose Verman, disfigured and maniacal. With a wild eye he looked about him for his trusty rake; but Penrod, in horror, had long since thrown the rake out into the yard. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. (from 16th c.)