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- He was soggily sleepy, after two country drives on muddy roads, and in his torpor he gave her an overdose of strychnin, which so shocked and stimulated her that she decided to be well.
Chpt 16 *torpor = a state of low-energy
- Here lived in bulky torpor His Excellency the Governor of St. Hubert, Colonel Sir Robert Fairlamb.†
Chpt 31
Definitions:
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(torpor) a state of low activity and reduced energy: in people, sluggishness and inactivity; in animals, a kind of deep rest with slowed body processes (as during cold periods or winter dormancy)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)