Spluttering: “shivering with cold, spluttering and retching, he was aware of strong hands under his shoulders, of being lifted out of the water as lightly as a child.” (75) To make repeated or sporadic spitting sounds.
Swaddled. “The attic gravestone of the young mother from the 4th century B.C., the servant holding the swaddled baby, the tombstone of a little girl with doves.” (82) to bind (an infant, esp. a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
Abominations. There was some dignity and much sasfety in the self selected role of spectator, but, faced with some abominations, a man had no option but to step onto the stage. (83) anything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred. a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc.: Spitting in public is an abomination.
Morbidly. I rather liked him because he was invariably courteous and displayed none of the covert resentment at my presencde which, morbidly sensitive to atmosphere, I thought I detected from the others. (87) suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
Abbey. Don’t worry, I’m not proposing to have myself anointed by Margret shivenham in westminister Abbey. (93) a monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess.
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