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Chapter III
Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger. For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost. Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table. ‘That is enough,’ he said, with a look at his companions. ‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘That is enough,’ he said, with a look at his companions.”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.”
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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 For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.
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From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.
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From this reading Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table.
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From this reading ‘That is enough,’ he said, with a look at his companions.
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From this reading ‘That is enough,’ he said, with a look at his companions.
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From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
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From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
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From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
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From this reading Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘That is enough,’ he said, with a look at his companions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘That is enough,’ he said, with a look at his companions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘That is enough,’ he said, with a look at his companions.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
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From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table.
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From this reading ‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.
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From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table.
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From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
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From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
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From this reading ‘That is enough,’ he said, with a look at his companions.
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From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
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From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
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From this reading Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘That is enough,’ he said, with a look at his companions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
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From this reading Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table.
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From this reading ‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment they glared at me as if they had seen a ghost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I think that there can be no mistake about that.
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From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
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From this reading Then the wine merchant clapped his hand on the table.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘That is enough,’ he said, with a look at his companions.
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From this reading Words so reckless fairly shook the three men out of their anger.
