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Chapter XXXIV
The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one. Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors? These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers. They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape. But did these adventurers complain of space?
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?”
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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 The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
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From this reading But did these adventurers complain of space?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
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From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But did these adventurers complain of space?
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From this reading But did these adventurers complain of space?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
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From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.
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From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But did these adventurers complain of space?
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From this reading Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?
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From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.
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From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
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From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
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From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.
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From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
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From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
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From this reading But did these adventurers complain of space?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
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From this reading These erring bodies might create serious perils for the travelers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, and a very unforseen one.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were to them so many sandbanks upon that sea of ether which, less fortunate than sailors, they could not escape.
which person or people
From this reading Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would have thought of such an encounter with meteors?
