Chapter XIX · Between the Two Men

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading Did the adventurer hesitate to speak?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did the adventurer hesitate to speak?

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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

From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading Did the adventurer hesitate to speak?

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

From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

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

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

not one, and not any

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading Probably so.

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From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

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From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

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From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Probably so.

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From this reading Did the adventurer hesitate to speak?

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From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

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

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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

From this reading Did the adventurer hesitate to speak?

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From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

in or at the place that

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

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From this reading For a moment, alone in the room, where none could see or hear them, Joam Garral and Torres looked at each other without uttering a word.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Did he suspect that Joam Garral would only reply to his demands by a scornful silence?

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From this reading Yes!