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Chapter XVI
IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet. He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk. "Hello, Wallingford," he said, grinning. "Going out to the track to-day?" "I'm not going to miss a race till the meeting closes," asserted Wallingford.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"I'm not going to miss a race till the meeting closes," asserted Wallingford.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “"Going out to the track to-day?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
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From this reading "I'm not going to miss a race till the meeting closes," asserted Wallingford.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
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From this reading "I'm not going to miss a race till the meeting closes," asserted Wallingford.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
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From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
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From this reading "Going out to the track to-day?"
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From this reading "Hello, Wallingford," he said, grinning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading "Hello, Wallingford," he said, grinning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading "I'm not going to miss a race till the meeting closes," asserted Wallingford.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not going to miss a race till the meeting closes," asserted Wallingford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not going to miss a race till the meeting closes," asserted Wallingford.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not going to miss a race till the meeting closes," asserted Wallingford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Going out to the track to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading "I'm not going to miss a race till the meeting closes," asserted Wallingford.
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From this reading "Hello, Wallingford," he said, grinning.
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From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Going out to the track to-day?"
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He found Short-Card Larry there alone, his long, thin fingers clasped around a glass of buttermilk.
up to a particular time
From this reading "I'm not going to miss a race till the meeting closes," asserted Wallingford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
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From this reading "Going out to the track to-day?"
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading "Going out to the track to-day?"
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From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
in or at the place that
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IN WHICH WALLINGFORD AND BLACKIE DAW ENJOY THEMSELVES On Monday, nearing noon, Wallingford dropped into a flashy cafe just off Broadway, where he knew he would be bound to find some one of his quartet.
