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ashake

Adjective CEFR B1
əˈʃeɪk

Definitions

shaking, aquiver

Examples

“"Dunkery Beacon," whispered John, so close⟳ into my ear, that I felt his lips and teeth ashake; "dursn't fire it now except to show⟳ the Doones way home again, since the naight as they went up and throwed the watchmen atop of it.”
“Then you'll buy⟳ her dear,' cried my lady, ashake with rage. '”
“AT THE WINDOW THE pine-trees bend⟳ to listen⟳ to the autumn wind as it mutters Something which sets the black poplars ashake with hysterical laughter; While slowly the house of day is closing its eastern shutters.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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