Ordinary People Glossary

Ordinary People Glossary

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tendrils

a slender thread-like object

despair

complete loss or absence of hope

paralyzed

incapable of movement

swell

excellent; very well

oddly

in a strange or unusual way

excessive

more than is necessary

motes

a speck

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