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Chapter 4 of The emperor's candlesticks is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all. But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier? Practically nothing. Suspect? Bah! anybody might at any moment become “suspect” to the Russian police.
Chapter 4 of The emperor's candlesticks is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?”
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading “But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?”
in a gay manner
From this reading “Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “Practically nothing.”
in a reassuring manner
From this reading “Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “Suspect?”
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In this reading “Bah! anybody might at any moment become “suspect” to the Russian police.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Bah! anybody might at any moment become “suspect” to the Russian police.
any person at all
From this reading Bah! anybody might at any moment become “suspect” to the Russian police.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bah! anybody might at any moment become “suspect” to the Russian police.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bah! anybody might at any moment become “suspect” to the Russian police.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Bah! anybody might at any moment become “suspect” to the Russian police.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
in a gay manner
From this reading Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Bah! anybody might at any moment become “suspect” to the Russian police.
a particular point in time
From this reading Bah! anybody might at any moment become “suspect” to the Russian police.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Practically nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Bah! anybody might at any moment become “suspect” to the Russian police.
almost; nearly
From this reading Practically nothing.
in a reassuring manner
From this reading Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Suspect?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Iván Volenski had spoken gaily, reassuringly to them all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what did he know of his own chances of safety across the Russian frontier?
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