Chapter 37 of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVII
Chapter 37 of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RIGHTFUL CLAIMANT. Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us. We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone. Had we heard aright? Was he really the missing Osmund Maiden?
Chapter 37 of The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading “Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.”
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
From this reading “Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.”
in a breathless manner
From this reading “We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.”
someone who claims a benefit or right or title
From this reading “THE RIGHTFUL CLAIMANT.”
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading “We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.”
any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters
From this reading “Was he really the missing Osmund Maiden?”
legally valid
From this reading “THE RIGHTFUL CLAIMANT.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.”
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surprising greatly
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
in an accurate manner
From this reading Had we heard aright?
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
in a breathless manner
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
someone who claims a benefit or right or title
From this reading THE RIGHTFUL CLAIMANT.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
opinion or judgment
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he really the missing Osmund Maiden?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Had we heard aright?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Was he really the missing Osmund Maiden?
not able to be found
From this reading Was he really the missing Osmund Maiden?
and nothing more
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters
From this reading Was he really the missing Osmund Maiden?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Was he really the missing Osmund Maiden?
legally valid
From this reading THE RIGHTFUL CLAIMANT.
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From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIGHTFUL CLAIMANT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was he really the missing Osmund Maiden?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were stupefied--struck speechless; we could only stare breathlessly, with dilated eyes, at Captain Rudstone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the effect this amazing assertion had upon us.
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