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1705034701
premonitory moistening, a slight wetting of his lower lip which suggested or warned him of the coming of more. When we smell something fragrant or strong, our saliva starts to flow.
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1705034703
nether, lower; under.
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1705034705
booby fashion, awkward, clumsy, stupid fashion.
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1705034707
crumbs, small pieces.
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1705034709
scorched, burnt.
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1705034711
crackling, the well-browned, crisp skin of roast pork.
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1705034713
slow, stupid; dull.
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1705034715
surrendering himself, abandoning himself; indulging himself excessively.
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1705034717
cramming, eating greedily by shoving and forcing the food down his throat.
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1705034719
beastly fashion, crude, clumsy, greedy fashion, like a wild beast.
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1705034721
sire, father.
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1705034723
retributory cudgel, short thick stick to be used in punishing the lad.
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1705034725
rain, let fall like rain; beat without stopping.
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1705034727
rogue, rascal; a good-for-nothing person.
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1705034729
hailstones, small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds.
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1705034731
heeded not, did not pay any more attention to than; did not notice.
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1705034733
tickling pleasure, which he experienced in his lower regions, the satisfaction that he felt in his belly; the enjoyment that was his as he ate the roast pork.
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1705034735
callous, indifferent and unfeeling, because his attention was directed elsewhere.
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1705034737
inconveniences, discomfort; pain.
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1705034739
those remote quarters, his shoulders. His shoulders were at some distance from his belly, and at that moment, he was more interested in feeding his belly than he was in paying attention to anything that was happening to other parts of his anatomy.
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1705034741
lay on, continue to beat him; keep on beating him.
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1705034743
becoming a little more sensible of his situation, feeling the pain now and realizing that his father was beating him.
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1705034745
dialogue, conversation between two persons.
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1705034747
graceless whelp, shameless dog, depraved “puppy” or “cub,” used in contempt. The father was comparing his son to a dog.
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1705034749
burned me down three houses . Me is equivalent to to my sorrow , a Latin construction which Lamb often uses.
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