caterwauling
(en)
(verb) to make a harsh cry / (verb) to protest or complain noisily
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A caterwaul of laughter from the charade players made Crane wince humorously.
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A caterwaul of laughter from the charade players made Crane wince humorously.
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catechism
(en)
a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians
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wrote long incoherent pages where I tried to destroy her, and all the catechism which had been laid into my skull by good Sister Rose came back to scathe the people I had known
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wrote long incoherent pages where I tried to destroy her, and all the catechism which had been laid into my skull by good Sister Rose came back to scathe the people I had known
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
traduce
(en)
(verb) to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation / (verb) violate betray
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It is so little and yet he is so damned for he has traduced the choirboys and left pregnant half the rich wives of the village
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It is so little and yet he is so damned for he has traduced the choirboys and left pregnant half the rich wives of the village
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stolid
(en)
calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation
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They had a maid, a middle-aged Mexican woman with a stolid face who came in for two hours every morning and put the place together just long enough for Elena to scatter it again.
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They had a maid, a middle-aged Mexican woman with a stolid face who came in for two hours every morning and put the place together just long enough for Elena to scatter it again.
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