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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 More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
atmosphere
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
baize-covered
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
beaked
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Money had been wagered.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
black
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
boldly
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
businesslike
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From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
cards
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
chiseled
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
cigar
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
coldness
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
complexion
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
contrastive
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
crowd
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From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
cruelly
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
diamond
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
down
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
eyes
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
face
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
features
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
finely
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
finger
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
flashing
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
forehead
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
gray
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
hair
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
hard
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
hat
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
held
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
insistent
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From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
Jim
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
lent
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
low-pitched
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From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
made
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
man
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
mechanically
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
Money
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From this reading Money had been wagered.
monte
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
More
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From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
moustache
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
nose
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
olive
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
placed
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
pockets
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
QUEEN
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
set-up
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
shifted
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
smoked
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
somewhat
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
spieler
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From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
spoke
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
square-shouldered
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
STAKE
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
study
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
table
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
teeth
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
there
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
three
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
unlighted
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From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
voice
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From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
wagered
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From this reading Money had been wagered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
wavy
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
way
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From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
well
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I STAKE ON THE QUEEN Jim had disappeared; until when we had made way to another monte table there he was, his hands in his pockets, his cigar half smoked.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His hat was pulled down over his forehead, he held an unlighted cigar between his teeth while he mechanically spoke and shifted the three cards (a diamond flashing from a finger) upon the baize-covered little table.
wide
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
wiry
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From this reading He was a study--a square-shouldered, well set-up, wiry man of olive complexion, finely chiseled features save for nose somewhat cruelly beaked, of short black moustache, dead black long wavy hair, and, placed boldly wide, contrastive hard gray eyes that lent atmosphere of coldness to his face.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading More of a crowd was here; the voice of the spieler more insistent, yet low-pitched and businesslike.
