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An Antarctic Mystery

Chapter IV · Edgar Poe's Romance

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In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.
We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.
But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?
The story is told by the principal personage.
Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."
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An Antarctic Mystery

Chapter IV · Edgar Poe's Romance

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In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.
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We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.
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But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?
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The story is told by the principal personage.
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Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

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Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."”

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The story is told by the principal personage.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

ADVENTURES

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

Antarctic

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

any

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From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

ARTHUR

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

authorized

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

believed

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From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

brief

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The story is told by the principal personage.

chapter

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

cloak

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

discoveries

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

doubt

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From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

Edgar

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

editor

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

exception

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From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

fiction

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

geographical

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

give

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

GORDON

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

Guy

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From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

hero

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From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

imaginary

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From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

indeed

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From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

interest

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The story is told by the principal personage.

journal

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

latter

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

Len

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From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

Literary

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

Messenger

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

met

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

multitude

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From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

personage

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From this reading The story is told by the principal personage.

Poe

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

Poe's

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

preface

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

principal

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From this reading The story is told by the principal personage.

publish

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

published

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

PYM

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

readers

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From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

real

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From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

return

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

Richmond

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

romance

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

room

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From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

seas

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

see

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From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

sole

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From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

Southern

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

states

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

story

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From this reading The story is told by the principal personage.

summary

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

then

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

there

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From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

title

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From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The story is told by the principal personage.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

Virginian

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

voyage

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From this reading Arthur Pym states in the preface that on his return from his voyage to the Antarctic seas he met, among the Virginian gentlemen who took an interest in geographical discoveries, Edgar Poe, who was then editor of the _Southern Literary Messenger_ at Richmond, and that he authorized the latter to publish the first part of his adventures in that journal "under the cloak of fiction."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading We shall see whether there was any room for doubt that the adventures of this hero of romance were imaginary.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In this chapter I have to give a brief summary of Edgar Poe's romance, which was published at Richmond under the title of THE ADVENTURES OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But indeed, among the multitude of Poe's readers, was there ever one, with the sole exception of Len Guy, who believed them to be real?