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Chapter XXXV
GRAVE QUESTIONS. But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon. What was this radiant glory? What geological phenomenon had designed these ardent beams? This question occupied Barbicane's mind.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This question occupied Barbicane's mind.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This question occupied Barbicane's mind.”
shining brightly
From this reading “What was this radiant glory?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “What geological phenomenon had designed these ardent beams?”
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading What geological phenomenon had designed these ardent beams?
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading This question occupied Barbicane's mind.
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading What geological phenomenon had designed these ardent beams?
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading What geological phenomenon had designed these ardent beams?
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From this reading What was this radiant glory?
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From this reading GRAVE QUESTIONS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This question occupied Barbicane's mind.
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading This question occupied Barbicane's mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
above and across; more than
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading What geological phenomenon had designed these ardent beams?
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This question occupied Barbicane's mind.
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From this reading GRAVE QUESTIONS.
shining brightly
From this reading What was this radiant glory?
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What geological phenomenon had designed these ardent beams?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was this radiant glory?
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was this radiant glory?
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From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was this radiant glory?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the projectile had passed the enceinte of Tycho, and Barbicane and his two companions watched with scrupulous attention the brilliant rays which the celebrated mountain shed so curiously all over the horizon.
