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Chapter II
THE FIRST HALF HOUR. What had taken place within the Projectile? What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion? Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result? Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST HALF HOUR.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST HALF HOUR.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “What had taken place within the Projectile?”
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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 Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
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From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
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From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
showing who or what does the action
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From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
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From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
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From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST HALF HOUR.
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From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
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From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST HALF HOUR.
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From this reading THE FIRST HALF HOUR.
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From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
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From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
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From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
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From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
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From this reading What effect had been produced by the frightful concussion?
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From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
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From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
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From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
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From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
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From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
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From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
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From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST HALF HOUR.
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From this reading Had the shock been sufficiently deadened by the springs, the buffers, the water layers, and the partitions so readily ruptured?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had Barbican's ingenuity been attended with a fortunate result?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading What had taken place within the Projectile?
