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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 The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
access
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From this reading There, an opening made for the purpose gave them access to the aluminum car.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
aluminum
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From this reading There, an opening made for the purpose gave them access to the aluminum car.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There, an opening made for the purpose gave them access to the aluminum car.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
approached
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From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
Ardan
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
Barbicane
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
belonging
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From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
canine
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
car
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From this reading There, an opening made for the purpose gave them access to the aluminum car.
cast-iron
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From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
Columbiad
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From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
conicalnounUS /ˈconical/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
continents
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
crane
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From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
destined
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
disencumbered
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From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
dogs
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
down
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From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
earth
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
enormous
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From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There, an opening made for the purpose gave them access to the aluminum car.
FORTY-SEVEN
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
friends
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
gave
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From this reading There, an opening made for the purpose gave them access to the aluminum car.
hauled
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From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
instantly
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From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
leave
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
leaving
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
lunar
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
M
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
made
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From this reading There, an opening made for the purpose gave them access to the aluminum car.
Michel
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
MINUTES
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
mouth
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From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
Nicholl
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
numerous
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
o'clock
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
opening
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From this reading There, an opening made for the purpose gave them access to the aluminum car.
orifice
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From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
P
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
PAST
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
projectile
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
propagate
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
purpose
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From this reading There, an opening made for the purpose gave them access to the aluminum car.
race
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
shut
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
supports
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From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
tackle
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From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
TEN
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
There
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From this reading There, an opening made for the purpose gave them access to the aluminum car.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
three
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From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
top
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From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
travelers
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From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
tube
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From this reading The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
TWENTY
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From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
two
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
up
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to propagate the canine race on the lunar continents, were already shut up in the projectile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M. As ten o’clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of the numerous friends they were leaving on the earth.
