43
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From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
Ann
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
AugustusnounUS /ɑːˈɡʌstəs/
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
automaticadjectiveUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
a line of approach
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
BurkenounUS /bɜːrk/
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
crackledverbUS /ˈkrækəld/
past form of “crackle” — make a crackling sound
From this reading The radio crackled in a low key.
cruisedverbUS /kruːzd/
past form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
EighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
examsnounUS /ɪɡˈzæmz/
plural of “exam” — a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
Ferraro
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From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _No one had heard of Van Richie for years.
ghostlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊstli/
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
GusnounUS /ɡʌs/
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _No one had heard of Van Richie for years.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _No one had heard of Van Richie for years.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
JuniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading The radio crackled in a low key.
Kleiber
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From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The radio crackled in a low key.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
not any; not one
From this reading _No one had heard of Van Richie for years.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _No one had heard of Van Richie for years.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _No one had heard of Van Richie for years.
Patricia
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From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
PatrolmannounUS /pəˈtroʊlmæn/
a policeman who patrols a given region
From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
radionounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
From this reading The radio crackled in a low key.
Richie
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From this reading _No one had heard of Van Richie for years.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
carry out
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading _No one had heard of Van Richie for years.
Vince
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From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Now his songs whispered ghostly through the air, and did their work of love and hate._ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue.
a late time of life
From this reading _No one had heard of Van Richie for years.
