Sentence:  “If you are not ready, come with me to another beach,” <WSD>Japheth</WSD> said anxiously. “I  said,” Jed Elliott said flatly, his teeth showing, “that I can take care of myself.” And the tone was too flat. “Would the americano fight?" Don Leon asked." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (from=Hebrew) of biblical origin.