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Chapter XVII
That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_. From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest. Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission. He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no. How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.”
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From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
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From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
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From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
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From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
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From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
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From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
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From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
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From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
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From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
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From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
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From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
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From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.
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From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.
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From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
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From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
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From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
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From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
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From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
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From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.
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From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.
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From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
not any; not one
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment’s rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
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From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How many hands he shook, how many people he was “hail-fellow-well-met” with, it is impossible to guess!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
