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ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed. For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next. Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt. Wint laughed and said he was ready to fight, foul or fair. But--neither foul blow nor fair was struck.
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later than; following
From this reading “For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wint laughed and said he was ready to fight, foul or fair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But--neither foul blow nor fair was struck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.”
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later than; following
From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
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From this reading Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.
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From this reading Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.
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From this reading But--neither foul blow nor fair was struck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--neither foul blow nor fair was struck.
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From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
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From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
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From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
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From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wint laughed and said he was ready to fight, foul or fair.
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From this reading Wint laughed and said he was ready to fight, foul or fair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
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From this reading Wint laughed and said he was ready to fight, foul or fair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
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From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
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From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
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From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.
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From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
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From this reading Wint laughed and said he was ready to fight, foul or fair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
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From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Wint laughed and said he was ready to fight, foul or fair.
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From this reading Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wint laughed and said he was ready to fight, foul or fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wint laughed and said he was ready to fight, foul or fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But--neither foul blow nor fair was struck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For after Kite left his office that day, nothing happened; neither that day, nor the next, nor the next.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
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From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER WORD AS TO HETTY If Wint had expected immediate conflict, he was to be disappointed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Amos told Wint that Kite would strike, in his own time, and strike below the belt.
