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Meaning of astrain | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
əˈstɹeɪn

Definitions

strained or straining

not-comparable

Examples

“With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck a-strain.”
“That miserable young man kept his eyes astrain towards the upper window, but without reward⟳. Rose did not show⟳ herself.”

CEFR level

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

astrakhaned Astrakhanian astral astrand astraphobic astream

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