Sentence:  Charles had just slipp'd the bolt of the door, and running, caught me in his arms, and lifting me from the ground, with his lips glew'd to mine, bore me, trembling, <WSD>panting</WSD>, dying, with soft fears and tender wishes, to the bed 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.