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Summaries and Commentaries

Chapters 8–9

protuberances    parts or things that protrude; projections; bulges; swellings

injunction    an enjoining; bidding; command

lumbago    rheumatic pain in the lumbar region; backache, especially in the lower part of the back

repining    a feeling or expression of unhappiness or discontent; complaint; fretting

mottlings    blotches, streaks, and spots of different colors or shades

boles    tree trunks

facetious    joking or trying to be jocular, especially at an inappropriate time

uncouth    uncultured; crude; boorish

adjured    entreated solemnly; appealed to earnestly

discursively    in a manner characterized by wandering from one topic to another or skimming over many apparently unconnected subjects; in a rambling, desultory, or digressive manner

audacity    bold courage; daring

lineaments    features of the body, usually of the face, especially with regard to its outline

Sirius    a binary star in the constellation Canis Major, the brightest star in the sky


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