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IN BRIEF: Went under or went to the bottom; Became submerged; Entered or penetrated as into the mind.
The words dripped on my consciousness, sank into my being, and carried me away to the magic long ago of once upon a time.
— Peter Abrahams, Source: Tell Freedom, 1954.
Tutor's tip: A "cinque" is the number five in dice or playing cards, a "chank" (also spelled "sank") is a mollusk in the tropics, while "sank" is the past tense of sink.
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