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0
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From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
20th
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
28
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From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
According
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
advice
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
Barbicane
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
became
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From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
Cambridge
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
cast
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From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
Club
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
Columbiad
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From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
decided
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From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
determine
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From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
exactly
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From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
experiment
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From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
favorable
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From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
fired
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
general
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
globe
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From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
gun
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
horizon
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
immense
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From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
magnificent
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
map
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
meeting
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
moon
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From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
necessary
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From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
Now
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From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
Observatory
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
October
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
perpendicularly
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
places
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From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
plane
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
produced
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
say
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
situated
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From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
spot
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From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
States
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
then
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From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
traverse
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From this reading Now the moon does not traverse the zenith, except in places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude.
United
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From this reading On the 20th of October, at a general meeting of the Gun Club, Barbicane produced a magnificent map of the United States.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It became, then, necessary to determine exactly that spot on the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading One question remained yet to be decided; it was necessary to choose a favorable spot for the experiment.
zenith
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From this reading According to the advice of the Observatory of Cambridge, the gun must be fired perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith.
