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Chapter VII
RADISSON THE GREAT. "Radisson! Pierre Radisson!" At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs. Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “RADISSON THE GREAT.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.”
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading “At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.”
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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 Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
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From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
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From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
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From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
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From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
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From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
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From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
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From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
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From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
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From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RADISSON THE GREAT.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
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From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
not any; not one
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
above and across; more than
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
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From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
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From this reading Pierre Radisson!"
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From this reading RADISSON THE GREAT.
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From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
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From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
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From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RADISSON THE GREAT.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
up to a particular time
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not a soul on board but knew that name, and in a flash it all came over me, till I flushed with shame at my own suspicions.
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From this reading At the muttered word and the blank look on the faces below I could have laughed, but I make no doubt that my own face looked as blank as theirs.
