her body was racked with sobs

  • 1sob — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, great ▪ little, small ▪ loud ▪ quiet …

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  • 2rack — rack1 [ræk] n [Sense: 1 3,5 7; Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: rec frame ] [Sense: 4; Origin: Old English wrAc unhappiness, punishment ] 1.) a frame or shelf that has bars or hooks on which you can put things ▪ a wine rack ▪ …

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  • 3Cosima Wagner — (1870). Cosima Francesca Gaetana Wagner, née de Flavigny, from 1844 known as Cosima Liszt; (24 December 1837 – 1 April 1930) was the daughter of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. She was first married to pianist and conductor Hans von Bülow,… …

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  • 4rack — rack1 [ ræk ] noun count * 1. ) an object used for storing things that consists of a row of small shelves, spaces, or hooks: She flicked through the clothes on the rack, looking for something suitable. a wine rack a vegetable rack a ) a metal… …

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