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erastova [34]
4 years ago
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He wondered if Laura would be angry. He had left the [jump] to get a package of cigarettes. He had told her he would be back in

a few minutes, and then had gone downstairs and found the candy store closed... That's how he was ambushed." "He could hear the faint sounds of music now, coming from a long, long way off. He wondered if Laura was dancing, wondered if she had missed him yet . Maybe she thought he wasn't coming back. Maybe she thought he'd cut out for good. Maybe she had already left the [jump] and gone home. He thought of her face, the brown eyes, and the jet-black hair, and thinking of her he forgot his pain a little, forgot that blood ... How is the word "jump" being used as in the story ?
English
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Oksanka [162]4 years ago
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like a house or a place to be at


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