neck, throat, windpipe, larynx, Adam's apple, voice, bosom, immediate proximity, committed to memory

a garment of rags and patches

(botany) formicated

memorize, get by heart

become hoarse

reach puberty

be very thirsty

scrofula, king's evil

make a disciple, give one's tutelage

a beloved object

nook, corner (of a house or room)

pulling the ears, wringing the ears

small bead necklace, usually worn by mendicants, small necklace

gold or silver necklace with large beads, string of large beads of wood worn by someone to ward off the evil effects of magic

rosary, string of beads, prayer beads

retch, force the bowels to move, utter a sound at stool or lifting a weight

the esophagus, the digestive tract, it runs from the mouth to the anus

to become like a thorn,' to become lean, become as thin as a broom-stick

be very lean, meek, skinny, weak