some of the rain forced its way, and Ann felt the effects of it, for she caught cold, spite of Mary's precautions.

The oft misused word didn't mean what he thought it meant, but everyone else misunderstood it too.

Since solvent-based paints can off-gas for a long time as they dry, when trapped in a tightly sealed building they can contribute to an unhealthy cocktail of chemicals in the air.

Or, I'll be buried in the king's highway, / Some way of common trade, where subjects' feet / May hourly trample on their sovereign's head.