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Chapter XI
He paused. “Rather risky,” said I. “Yes. It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless. Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
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in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.”
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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 It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
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From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
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From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
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From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
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From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
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From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
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From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
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From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused.
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From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Rather risky,” said I.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
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From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rather risky,” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rather risky,” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rather risky,” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Following out the problem of getting a big pressure upon the molten mixture from which the things were to crystallise, I hit upon some researches of Daubree’s at the Paris _Laboratorie des Poudres et Salpetres_.
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From this reading It burst, and smashed all my windows and a lot of my apparatus; but I got a kind of diamond powder nevertheless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes.
