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Chapter XXVII
LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea. Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy. Its depth is not known. Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.” If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
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From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
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From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
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From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
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From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
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From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
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From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
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From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
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From this reading Its depth is not known.
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From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
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From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
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From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
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From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
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From this reading Its depth is not known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
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From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
a period of time or extent
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
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From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
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From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Its depth is not known.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
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From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
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From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
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From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it is called “Sir Lake,” it immediately lashes itself into fury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its length is about six hundred miles, its breadth seventy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
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From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAKE BAIKAL is situated seventeen hundred feet above the level of the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame de Bourboulon states that, according to the boatmen, it likes to be spoken of as “Madam Sea.”
