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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 One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
away
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
back
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
bar
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
blue-and-silver
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
bottle
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
certain
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
clutching
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
conciliatory
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
considering
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
corner
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
crimsoning
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
death
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
desist
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ford did not say a word.
Drown
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
ear
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
ears
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
extended
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
face
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
fingers
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
forced
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
Ford
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
green
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
grin
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
gum
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
hand
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
interest
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
jerk
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
just
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
keen
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
label
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
leaned
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
likely
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
loose
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
lump
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
met
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
misunderstood
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
necktie
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
nose
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
other
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
own
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
permitted
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
ribbed
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
round
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
Sam
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
Sam's
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
say
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From this reading Ford did not say a word.
size
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
slapped
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
smile
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
Sorrow
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
swallowed
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
swift
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
tight
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From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
tingling
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By that time Sam's green necktie was pulled tight just under his nose, and he had swallowed his gum--which, considering the size of the lump, was likely to be the death of him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
up
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
walked
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
watched
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From this reading He permitted Sam to jerk loose and back into a corner, and he watched the swift crimsoning of his ears with a keen interest.
waved
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From this reading Ford waved away the bottle and leaned, not on the bar but across it, and clutching Sam by the necktie, slapped him first upon one ear and next upon the other, until he was forced by the tingling of his own fingers to desist.
Way
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From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One Way to Drown Sorrow Ford walked up to the bar, with a smile upon his face which Sam misunderstood and so met with a conciliatory grin and a hand extended toward a certain round, ribbed bottle with a blue-and-silver label.
word
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From this reading Ford did not say a word.
