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Chapter VII
THE QUESTION OF POWDERS. The question of powder still remained to be settled. The public awaited this last decision with anxiety. The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion? This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.”
a force that makes something move forward
From this reading “The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The public awaited this last decision with anxiety.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE QUESTION OF POWDERS.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The question of powder still remained to be settled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The question of powder still remained to be settled.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?”
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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 This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
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From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
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From this reading The public awaited this last decision with anxiety.
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From this reading The public awaited this last decision with anxiety.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The question of powder still remained to be settled.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
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From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
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From this reading The public awaited this last decision with anxiety.
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From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
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From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
a force that makes something move forward
From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The public awaited this last decision with anxiety.
a period of time or extent
From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
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From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
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From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
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From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
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From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE QUESTION OF POWDERS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
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From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
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From this reading The question of powder still remained to be settled.
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From this reading THE QUESTION OF POWDERS.
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From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
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From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
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From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
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From this reading The public awaited this last decision with anxiety.
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From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE QUESTION OF POWDERS.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question of powder still remained to be settled.
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From this reading The question of powder still remained to be settled.
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From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The question of powder still remained to be settled.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUESTION OF POWDERS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The public awaited this last decision with anxiety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The question of powder still remained to be settled.
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From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This terrible agent, of which, however, man has made himself master, was destined to play a part in unusual proportions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The public awaited this last decision with anxiety.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The size of the projectile and length of the cannon being given, what would be the quantity of powder necessary to produce the impulsion?
