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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
acts
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
Aren't
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
bad
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
barrel
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
big
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From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
biting
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
boys
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
brain
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From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
clock
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
complacently
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
don't
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
doubt
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
down
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
eyes
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From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
fall
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From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
fat
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From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
feeds
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
foolproof
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
guy
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
hand
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
head
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
heavy
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From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
high
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
I'll
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
idea
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From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
kept
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
like
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From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
looks
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From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
Lundhurst
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
manner
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From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
much
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From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
Nikki
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
oily
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From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
Ostrand
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From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
Ostrand's
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
personally
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From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
picked
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From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
played
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From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
plot
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
really
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
rejects
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From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
screen
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From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
self-correcting
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
sleepy
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From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
sort
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
staring
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
T
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From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
trouble
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From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
trust
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
Twelve
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
Van
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
Varden
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From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
vidicast
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From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
villain
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From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
walked
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From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
watch
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From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Van Ostrand was big and fat and had sleepy eyes and an oily manner about him that nobody with half a brain could fall for.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I, personally, would have picked him as the villain of a vidicast the first time he walked on the screen.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The clock was self-correcting--so Van Ostrand's plot was foolproof!_ "Aren't you boys sort of biting the hand that feeds you?" asked Nikki Varden, staring complacently down the barrel of a Lundhurst Twelve while she kept both hands high above her head.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He could have played the part to a T. The trouble with somebody who looks that much like the heavy is that your mind rejects the idea.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You think to yourself, "I'll watch that guy because I don't trust him, but I doubt if he could really be as bad as he acts--nobody could."
