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EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATION.
It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.
It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.
They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.
All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.
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From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes

Chapter II

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATION.
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It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.
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It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.
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They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.
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All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.”

Discharged verb US /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/

released from a duty or job

From this reading “All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.”

Indescribable adjective US /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/

too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly

From this reading “It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.”

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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 It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.

all

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

American

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

capable

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

clapped

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From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

COMMUNICATION

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From this reading EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATION.

confusion

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From this reading It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

cries

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

describe

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/

released from a duty or job

From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

EFFECT

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From this reading EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATION.

floor

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From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

hall

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From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

honorable

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

hurrahs

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

impossible

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/

too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly

From this reading It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

language

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

more

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

motion

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

museum

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATION.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

once

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

president

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

PRESIDENT'S

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From this reading EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATION.

produced

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

roars

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

scene

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From this reading It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.

set

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

shouts

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

sound

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

stamped

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From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

succession

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

supplying

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATION.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They shouted, they clapped, they stamped on the floor of the hall.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

uproar

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From this reading It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.

varied

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

violently

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

vociferations

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was a scene of indescribable confusion and uproar.

waves

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

weapons

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From this reading All the weapons in the museum discharged at once could not have more violently set in motion the waves of sound.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.

words

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the effect produced by the last words of the honorable president—the cries, the shouts, the succession of roars, hurrahs, and all the varied vociferations which the American language is capable of supplying.