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10
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From this reading FROM 10 P.M. TO 10 46' 40''.
40
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46
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From this reading FROM 10 P.M. TO 10 46' 40''.
accompany
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From this reading The two dogs intended to accompany them had been already deposited in the Projectile.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two dogs intended to accompany them had been already deposited in the Projectile.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
approached
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
Ardan
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
Barbican
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The two dogs intended to accompany them had been already deposited in the Projectile.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
belonging
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
cannon
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
car
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
clock
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
creaked
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From this reading The windlass creaked, the car started, and the three daring men disappeared in the yawning gulf.
daring
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From this reading The windlass creaked, the car started, and the three daring men disappeared in the yawning gulf.
deposited
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From this reading The two dogs intended to accompany them had been already deposited in the Projectile.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The windlass creaked, the car started, and the three daring men disappeared in the yawning gulf.
dogs
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From this reading The two dogs intended to accompany them had been already deposited in the Projectile.
enormous
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
farewells
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
flying
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
friends
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM 10 P.M. TO 10 46' 40''.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
gulf
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From this reading The windlass creaked, the car started, and the three daring men disappeared in the yawning gulf.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
Hill
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two dogs intended to accompany them had been already deposited in the Projectile.
intended
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From this reading The two dogs intended to accompany them had been already deposited in the Projectile.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
leave
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
M
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From this reading FROM 10 P.M. TO 10 46' 40''.
M'Nicholl
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
men
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From this reading The windlass creaked, the car started, and the three daring men disappeared in the yawning gulf.
moment
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
more
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
mouth
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
numerous
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
once
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
P
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From this reading FROM 10 P.M. TO 10 46' 40''.
Projectile
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From this reading The two dogs intended to accompany them had been already deposited in the Projectile.
seated
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
started
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From this reading The windlass creaked, the car started, and the three daring men disappeared in the yawning gulf.
Stony
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
surrounding
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
ten
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
three
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
throng
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM 10 P.M. TO 10 46' 40''.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
travellers
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
two
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From this reading The two dogs intended to accompany them had been already deposited in the Projectile.
vast
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From this reading The three travellers approached the mouth of the enormous cannon, seated themselves in the flying car, and once more took leave for the last time of the vast throng standing in silence around them.
windlass
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From this reading The windlass creaked, the car started, and the three daring men disappeared in the yawning gulf.
works
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From this reading The moment that the great clock belonging to the works at Stony Hill had struck ten, Barbican, Ardan and M'Nicholl began to take their last farewells of the numerous friends surrounding them.
yawning
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From this reading The windlass creaked, the car started, and the three daring men disappeared in the yawning gulf.
