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The anguish, the numb misery, of believing that his beloved, Kahlan had been executed, had evaporated in a heart-pounding instant the day before...
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heart-poundingly — adverb In a heart pounding manner … Wiktionary
heart — W1S1 [ha:t US ha:rt] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stoma … Dictionary of contemporary English
pounding — pound|ing [ˈpaundıŋ] n 1.) [singular,U] the action or the sound of something hitting a surface very hard many times pounding of ▪ the pounding of the waves on the rocks below 2.) [singular,U] the action or sound of your heart beating 3.) take a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pounding — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the action or the sound of something repeatedly hitting a surface very hard, or of your heart beating: The pounding of hooves was getting nearer. 2 take a pounding a) to be completely defeated: Our football team… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heart — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ healthy, strong ▪ bad, weak ▪ beating, pounding, racing ▪ … Collocations dictionary
heart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. center, substance; kernel, pith, gist, core; breast; spirit, courage; sympathy, affection, understanding; nature, soul. See importance, middle, feeling, interior. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The pump in… … English dictionary for students
pounding — noun 1. repeated heavy blows (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑buffeting • Hypernyms: ↑blow, ↑bump 2. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (Freq. 1) he felt a throbbing in his head … Useful english dictionary
pounding — noun Pounding is used before these nouns: ↑bass, ↑beat, ↑headache, ↑heart, ↑rain, ↑rhythm, ↑surf … Collocations dictionary
pound — pound1 W2S1 [paund] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(weight)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(for dogs and cats)¦ 4¦(for cars)¦ 5 get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh 6¦(telephone)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 2, 5 6; Origin: Old English pund, from Latin pondo] [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
List of Ask Dr. Rin! episodes — Below is the episode synopsis table associated with the anime adaptation of the manga series »Dr. Rin ni Kiite Mite!« which is the March 2000 brainchild of the Ciao mangaka Kiyoko Arai. The anime adaptation is the professional… … Wikipedia
