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Chapter XV
A MEETING. The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience. Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance. But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara. He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.”
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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 A MEETING.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
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From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
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From this reading But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara.
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From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
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From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
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From this reading But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara.
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From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
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From this reading But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
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From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
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From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara.
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From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
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From this reading A MEETING.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
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From this reading But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
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From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
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From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
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From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He was, therefore, obliged to renounce his project, and let his friend run all the risks of a public lecture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day the sun did not rise early enough to satisfy public impatience.
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From this reading But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was as easy as to dam up the Falls at Niagara.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Barbicane, fearing that indiscreet questions would be put to Michel Ardan, would like to have reduced his auditors to a small number of adepts, to his colleagues for instance.
