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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 VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
bed
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
bridge
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
broker's
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
bubbled
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From this reading “I imagine you know a lot more than I can tell you about it,” he bubbled happily.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I imagine you know a lot more than I can tell you about it,” he bubbled happily.
card
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From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
comes
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
David
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
deferred
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
destinies
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
devotee
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
disappear
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From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
dishonorably
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From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
Dismissed
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
early
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From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
earshotnounUS /ˈɪərʃɒt/
range within which sound can be heard
From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
elderly
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
end
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
enough
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
evening
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
fade
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From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
fold
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
gave
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
go
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
happily
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From this reading “I imagine you know a lot more than I can tell you about it,” he bubbled happily.
hard-bitted
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
hope
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
horizon
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From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I imagine you know a lot more than I can tell you about it,” he bubbled happily.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I imagine you know a lot more than I can tell you about it,” he bubbled happily.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
juvenile
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I imagine you know a lot more than I can tell you about it,” he bubbled happily.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
lot
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From this reading “I imagine you know a lot more than I can tell you about it,” he bubbled happily.
maker
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
manner
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
Miss
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
more
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From this reading “I imagine you know a lot more than I can tell you about it,” he bubbled happily.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
most
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
only
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
Out
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
Past
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
place
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
players
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From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
presence
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
reward
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
second
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
spend
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
spent
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
stand
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
table
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I imagine you know a lot more than I can tell you about it,” he bubbled happily.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I imagine you know a lot more than I can tell you about it,” he bubbled happily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
things
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
to-morrow
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From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
train
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From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
Vallory
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
vanish
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From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
VIII
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
Virginia
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
wait
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
Well
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From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
western
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From this reading “I’m to take an early train to-morrow morning and vanish, disappear, fade into the western horizon.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
whist
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
wife
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
wings
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From this reading But at the end of things, when hope deferred was about to fold its wings and go to bed, Miss Virginia gave her place at the second whist table to the elderly broker’s juvenile wife, and David had the reward which comes to those who only stand and wait.
wished
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From this reading VIII Out of the Past Dismissed from the presence of the hard-bitted maker of destinies, David Vallory--not being a devotee of bridge--spent little enough of what was left of the evening in the manner in which he most wished to spend it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, have you been dishonorably discharged?” she asked, after they had passed out of earshot of the card players.
