knees

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I can't With a tremendous effort, now crawling rather than walking--for her knees were as water--the girl dragged herself up the path almost to her doorway Again she heard the call, this time no hallucination, but reality Beatrice!

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  1. noun The joint between the thigh and the lower leg, formed by the articulation of the femur and the tibia and covered anteriorly by the patella.
  2. noun The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint.
  3. noun An analogous joint or part of a leg of a quadruped vertebrate.
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  • Not so critical for her, but his knees were an absurdly long distance from his hips. —  Devil'sBargain
  • The knot in her stomach twisted in wrenching pain, her lips trembled and her knees were almost too shaky for her to walk. —  O'Clare, Lorie - Sex Slaves Trilogy (v1.0)
  • He drew his chair closer until their knees were almost touching. —  Death of a Scriptwriter
  • Now that had been a cosy tête-à-tête alright, the three of them ensconced in a booth so tight that their knees were all touching. —  BlackStaticHorrorMagazine#3
  • Christina held onto the lapels of his jacket, fearing her knees were about to buckle. —  Garwood, Julie - Lion's Lady
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