They sawed, they planed, they filed, they turned; and during the whole of this bad season, nothing was heard but the grinding of tools or the humming of the turning-lathe which responded to the growling of the thunder.
Los colonos serraban, cepillaban, limaban o torneaban durante todo aquel período de tiempo, sin que se oyera más que el chirrido de los instrumentos o los ronquidos del torno, que respondía a los bramidos del trueno.