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Chapter XXI
The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life. Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known. This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing. What was it? Illness?
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.”
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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 Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
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From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
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From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
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From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
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From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
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From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
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From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
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From this reading Illness?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
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From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What was it?
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From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
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From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
not any; not one
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
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From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
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From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
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From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
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From this reading Tavernake felt a fear run cold in his blood, such as in all his days he had never known.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was it?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
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From this reading The seconds passed; the woman beside him showed no sign of life.
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From this reading This, indeed, was something belonging to a world of which he knew nothing.
