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Tarrano the Conqueror
Tarrano the Conqueror

Chapter XIII

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_Defying Worlds_ "So?"
Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.
Had he heard much of what the two women had said?
All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.
But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.
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Tarrano the Conqueror

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Defying Worlds_ "So?"
Line 2
Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.
Line 3
Had he heard much of what the two women had said?
Line 4
All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.
Line 5
But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.”

All words in this reading · 49

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All

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From this reading All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.

amused

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From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

appraisal

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From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

approached

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From this reading All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

confusion

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From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

Defying

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From this reading _Defying Worlds_ "So?"

doubtless

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From this reading All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.

Elza's

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From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

evidently

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From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

eyed

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From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

further

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From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Had he heard much of what the two women had said?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Had he heard much of what the two women had said?

heard

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From this reading Had he heard much of what the two women had said?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.

hurry

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From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

imperturbable

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From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

instruments

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From this reading All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.

knowledge

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From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

most

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From this reading All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.

much

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From this reading Had he heard much of what the two women had said?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

now

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From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Had he heard much of what the two women had said?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

said

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From this reading Had he heard much of what the two women had said?

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

seemingly

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From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Defying Worlds_ "So?"

speak

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From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

Tarrano

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From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Had he heard much of what the two women had said?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

two

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From this reading Had he heard much of what the two women had said?

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Tarrano eyed us, evidently in no hurry to speak further, seemingly amused at our confusion.

vehement

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From this reading But, even with the knowledge of Elza's vehement appraisal of him, he seemed now quite imperturbable.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Had he heard much of what the two women had said?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading All of it, or most of it, doubtless, with his instruments as he approached.

women

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From this reading Had he heard much of what the two women had said?

Worlds

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From this reading _Defying Worlds_ "So?"