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| wheezed | to breathe with difficulty, usually with a whistling sound |
| roust | to drive (as from bed) roughly or unceremoniously |
| courteous | marked by respect for and consideration of others |
| cahoots | in partnership; in league with |
| foothills | a hill at the foot of higher hills; a hilly region at the base of a mountain range |
| slumped | to fall or sink suddenly; to drop or slide down suddenly |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminal are hanged |
| cantering | an easy usually bounding gait capable of being sustained for a long time |
| flanks | the fleshy par of the side between the ribs and the hip |
| gander | a look; a glance |
