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Chapter XXXII
THE PHANTOM. The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night. Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir." At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold. In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.”
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “THE PHANTOM.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.”
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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 Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
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From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
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From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
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From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
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From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
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From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
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From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
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From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
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From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
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From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
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From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
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From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
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From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
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From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
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From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
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From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
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From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
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From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
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From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
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From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
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From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
not any; not one
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading THE PHANTOM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PHANTOM.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The stars glittered in heaven and sparkled from their frozen mirror: no breath disturbed the silence of the night.
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From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the bitter midnight, through the dense fog, he had fled from this specter across the frozen Danube.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of the bedroom stood, between the two lights of the lamp and the fire, a figure, at sight of which Timar's blood ran cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then Michael heard behind him a voice which greeted him with "Good-evening, sir."
