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Chapter IV
WHEN THE CHALLENGE CAME. A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration. The two boys stared at each other in dismay. Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation. Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two boys stared at each other in dismay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading The two boys stared at each other in dismay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.
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From this reading WHEN THE CHALLENGE CAME.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading WHEN THE CHALLENGE CAME.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading The two boys stared at each other in dismay.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two boys stared at each other in dismay.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two boys stared at each other in dismay.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.
not any; not one
From this reading Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two boys stared at each other in dismay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.
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From this reading Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading The two boys stared at each other in dismay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SILENCE so dense that, as Elmer afterward said, it could almost be felt gripped that library when the colonel made his astonishing declaration.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE CHALLENGE CAME.
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From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Mark once more looked down at the cap he held in his hand, as though he expected it to be given speech in order to indignantly deny the accusation.
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From this reading Twice he opened his mouth to say something, but no sound followed.
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From this reading The two boys stared at each other in dismay.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE CHALLENGE CAME.
