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1."She understood French imperfectly
unless directly addressed, and the voices were only part of the other
drowsy, muffled sounds lulling her senses."
2.to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound:
3.[muhf-uhl]
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1."The sun was low in the west, and the breeze soft and languorous that
came up from the south, charged with the seductive odor of the sea."
2.lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
3.[lang-ger-uhs[
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1."Let me mix you a toddy with
a drop of Angostura."
2.the bitter, aromatic bark of either of two South American citrus trees, Galipea officinalis or G. cusparia, used in medicine and in the preparation of liqueurs and bitters.
3.[ang-guh-stoor-uh, -styoor-uh, ang-]
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1."I have a little money of my own from my mother's estate, which
my father sends me by driblets."
2.a small portion or part.
3.[drib-lit]
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1."Out!" exclaimed her husband, with something like genuine consternation
in his voice as he laid down the vinegar cruet and looked at her through
his glasses."
2.a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
3.[kroo-it]
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