CHAPTER 33 OUR ROUTE REVERSED
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Chapter XV
WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us. The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks. We were able with ease to see objects around us. "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now? Did you ever pass a more tranquil night in our house in the Konigstrasse?
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.”
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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 WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading We were able with ease to see objects around us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We were able with ease to see objects around us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
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From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever pass a more tranquil night in our house in the Konigstrasse?
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From this reading We were able with ease to see objects around us.
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From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you ever pass a more tranquil night in our house in the Konigstrasse?
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From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
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From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
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From this reading Did you ever pass a more tranquil night in our house in the Konigstrasse?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did you ever pass a more tranquil night in our house in the Konigstrasse?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading Did you ever pass a more tranquil night in our house in the Konigstrasse?
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From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading Did you ever pass a more tranquil night in our house in the Konigstrasse?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading Did you ever pass a more tranquil night in our house in the Konigstrasse?
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From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
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From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading We were able with ease to see objects around us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading Did you ever pass a more tranquil night in our house in the Konigstrasse?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
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From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
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From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
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From this reading We were able with ease to see objects around us.
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From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thousand and one prisms of the lava collected the light as it passed and brought it to us like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
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From this reading Did you ever pass a more tranquil night in our house in the Konigstrasse?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE CONTINUE OUR DESCENT At eight o'clock the next morning, a faint kind of dawn of day awoke us.
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From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were able with ease to see objects around us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were able with ease to see objects around us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Harry, my boy," cried the delighted Professor, rubbing his hands together, "what say you now?
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER 33?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER 33 OUR ROUTE REVERSED...", what tone does the author establish?
