Oed reading reflection

For your second OED reflection, I am choosing the passage for you, and you select the word. Include the word and quote at the top of your reflection. Look up the word in the OED and write about what you find out about the word. What are some of its uses, its history? How is it used in this passage? What is this passage about, and how might what you found out about the word inform you about the meanings of this passage? How does this passage fit into the larger story? You will need to look closely at the paragraphs surrounding the passage to contextualize it.