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Chapter VI
The Professor spoke up. “That can't be, madam,” he said. “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.” Number Five is never disconcerted. “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
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Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading ““The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Number Five is never disconcerted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?”
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From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
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From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
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From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That can't be, madam,” he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
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From this reading “That can't be, madam,” he said.
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From this reading Number Five is never disconcerted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Number Five is never disconcerted.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That can't be, madam,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Number Five is never disconcerted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That can't be, madam,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Number Five is never disconcerted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
not any; not one
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
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From this reading Number Five is never disconcerted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
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From this reading The Professor spoke up.
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From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That can't be, madam,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Professor spoke up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That can't be, madam,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Professor spoke up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Professor spoke up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “The spectroscope shows the atmosphere of Saturn to be--no matter, I have forgotten what; but it was not pure nitrogen, at any rate.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you tell me,” she said, “where you have found any account of the bands and lines in the spectrum of dream-nitrogen?
