Chapter 15 of When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast. Starr had slept well and was vigorously alert. Vaniman was haggard and visibly worried. Both of them were reticent. Vaniman felt that he had nothing to say, as matters stood.
Chapter 15 of When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading “LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.”
someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
From this reading “LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Vaniman was haggard and visibly worried.”
temperamentally disinclined to talk
From this reading “Both of them were reticent.”
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
From this reading “LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.”
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading “Starr had slept well and was vigorously alert.”
with vigor; in a vigorous manner
From this reading “Starr had slept well and was vigorously alert.”
in a visible manner
From this reading “Vaniman was haggard and visibly worried.”
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engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Starr had slept well and was vigorously alert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Vaniman felt that he had nothing to say, as matters stood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of them were reticent.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Vaniman felt that he had nothing to say, as matters stood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Starr had slept well and was vigorously alert.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Vaniman was haggard and visibly worried.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vaniman felt that he had nothing to say, as matters stood.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Vaniman felt that he had nothing to say, as matters stood.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Vaniman felt that he had nothing to say, as matters stood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both of them were reticent.
temperamentally disinclined to talk
From this reading Both of them were reticent.
express in words
From this reading Vaniman felt that he had nothing to say, as matters stood.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Starr had slept well and was vigorously alert.
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading Starr had slept well and was vigorously alert.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Vaniman felt that he had nothing to say, as matters stood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vaniman felt that he had nothing to say, as matters stood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both of them were reticent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
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From this reading Vaniman was haggard and visibly worried.
with vigor; in a vigorous manner
From this reading Starr had slept well and was vigorously alert.
in a visible manner
From this reading Vaniman was haggard and visibly worried.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Starr had slept well and was vigorously alert.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Starr had slept well and was vigorously alert.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LOOKED AT SQUARELY The bank examiner and the cashier were down early to breakfast.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Vaniman was haggard and visibly worried.
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