She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar.’ ¶ ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough![…]What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’

Coordinate term: biune

Merriam-Webster will need to incorporate some changes in MWU to take full advantage of its new online environment.

I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body.