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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 car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
agitation
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Can't say," answered Evan.
bank
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
bonds
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
Bridge
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
building
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
Can't
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From this reading "Can't say," answered Evan.
car
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
clock
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
creep
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
curb
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
Deaves
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
display
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?" said Deaves querulously.
eight
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
Evan
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
fidgetty
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
George
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
half-past
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?" said Deaves querulously.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
imperturbability
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading "Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?" said Deaves querulously.
limousine
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
lying
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
making
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
mettle
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
North
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
other
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?" said Deaves querulously.
package
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
perspiring
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
picture
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
Plaza
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
put
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
Queensboro
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
querulously
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From this reading "Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?" said Deaves querulously.
said
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From this reading "Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?" said Deaves querulously.
sat
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
say
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From this reading "Can't say," answered Evan.
show
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
side
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?" said Deaves querulously.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
too
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From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
waiting
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From this reading "Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?" said Deaves querulously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
watching
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From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The car was lying against the curb on the North side of the Queensboro Bridge Plaza, and they were watching the hands of a clock in a bank building creep to half-past eight.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Deaves was perspiring and fidgetty, Evan the picture of imperturbability--not but what Evan was excited too, but the display of agitation the other was making put Evan on his mettle to show nothing.
Why
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From this reading "Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?" said Deaves querulously.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT George Deaves and Evan sat in the Deaves limousine with the package of bonds between them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?" said Deaves querulously.
