used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading • • • • • Nothing I did seemed able to change Avey’s indifference to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
Avey's
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From this reading • • • • • Nothing I did seemed able to change Avey’s indifference to me.
basket-ball
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From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She never took the trouble to call me by my name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She never took the trouble to call me by my name.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading • • • • • Nothing I did seemed able to change Avey’s indifference to me.
clapverbUS /klæp/
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading • • • • • Nothing I did seemed able to change Avey’s indifference to me.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
drillverbUS /drɪl/
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
hellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading • • • • • Nothing I did seemed able to change Avey’s indifference to me.
I'd
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From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
indifferencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns/
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading • • • • • Nothing I did seemed able to change Avey’s indifference to me.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
engage in
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
maneuvernounUS /məˈnuːvər/
a military training exercise
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading • • • • • Nothing I did seemed able to change Avey’s indifference to me.
come together
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She never took the trouble to call me by my name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She never took the trouble to call me by my name.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never took the trouble to call me by my name.
not any; not one
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading • • • • • Nothing I did seemed able to change Avey’s indifference to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
others
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From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
cut with a saw
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading • • • • • Nothing I did seemed able to change Avey’s indifference to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
she'd
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From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
there'd
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From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading • • • • • Nothing I did seemed able to change Avey’s indifference to me.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She never took the trouble to call me by my name.
a source of difficulty
From this reading She never took the trouble to call me by my name.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading On the days for drill, I’d let my voice down a tone and call for a complicated maneuver when I saw her coming.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I’d meet her on the street, and there’d be no difference in the way she said hello.
at the time that
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I played basket-ball, and when I’d make a long clean shot she’d clap with the others, louder than they, I thought.
