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Imploringly
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In a pleading , begging way
Dally imploringly told Jonny not to die, for Jonny was passing away. |
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Sullenly
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In a gloomy, silent, surly way
Dally sullenly walked away when Jonny told him to leave Cherry alone, for Jonny never spoke against him. |
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Hue
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Color, especially a tint or shade
As Jonny came onto the hospital, he had cuts all over him, and his hue was a sickly shade of green. |
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Subside
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To sink back or down; become lower
As the night subsided, I realized I hadn't slept at all, nor had I stopped thinking of Jonny. |
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Elude
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To escape understanding; baffle
As Dally looked at Jonny's dead body, he tried to elude the fact that Jonny was dead, for he loved him. |
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Wistfully
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Longingly; in a wishful manner
Soda wistfully thought of Sandy, but he knew she was gone. |
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Doggedly
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In a stubborn or persistent way
Pony doggedly told everyone he had killed Bob, for he mourned Jonny's death. |
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Conviction
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A strong belief
Cherry had a conviction that greasers were not much different from socs, so she helped the greasers. |
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Detached
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Uninvolved; indifferent, disinterested
Dally seemed detached when he talked to most people, for he wanted to have a tough facade. |
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Racking
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agonizing, tormenting
When Jonny was first beat up by the socs, it had been racking for the gang, but when he died, it had been even harder. |