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wince | to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch |
nobly refraining from | feeling very sorry while |
taken aback | unwilling |
tack room | bridles and saddles are stored |
sorrel | light reddish-brown |
hellion | a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person |
guffawed | a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter. |
grim and put out | confused and upset |
wavering | become unsteady; begin to fail or give way |
entranced | to fill with delight or wonder |
shunting | a conducting element bridged across a circuit or a portion of a circuit, establishing a current path auxiliary to the main circuit, as a resistor placed across the terminals of an ammeter for increasing the range of the device |
inimitable | incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless |
abating | to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish |
splayed-out | spread out |
corral | a circular enclosure formed by wagons during an encampment, as by covered wagons crossing the North American plains in the 19th century, for defense against attack |
auspicious | promising success; propitious; opportune |
stoical | impassive; characterized by a calm |