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Chapter XXVI
It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber. Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other. His momentary suspicion, however, died away. The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume. "What news do you bring?" the King said, quietly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “His momentary suspicion, however, died away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.”
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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 It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
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From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
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From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
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From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
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From this reading His momentary suspicion, however, died away.
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From this reading "What news do you bring?" the King said, quietly.
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From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
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From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
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From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
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From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
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From this reading His momentary suspicion, however, died away.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What news do you bring?" the King said, quietly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
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From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
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From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His momentary suspicion, however, died away.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His momentary suspicion, however, died away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
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From this reading "What news do you bring?" the King said, quietly.
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From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
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From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
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From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
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From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
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From this reading His momentary suspicion, however, died away.
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From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
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From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
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From this reading "What news do you bring?" the King said, quietly.
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From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
not any; not one
From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
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From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What news do you bring?" the King said, quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What news do you bring?" the King said, quietly.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
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From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The look on the face of Nicholas of Reist was such as no man, even the most consummate of actors, might assume.
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From this reading His momentary suspicion, however, died away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
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From this reading Ughtred slowly drew a little apart from Marie and glanced sternly from one to the other.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What news do you bring?" the King said, quietly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a curiously deep silence which reigned for many moments in the King's chamber.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What news do you bring?" the King said, quietly.
