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10.20
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10.47
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
acclimatise
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
aluminium
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From this reading There an opening made on purpose let them down into the aluminium vehicle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There an opening made on purpose let them down into the aluminium vehicle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
approached
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
Ardan
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Barbicane
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From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
bullet
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
canine
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
conicalnounUS /ˈconical/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
continents
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
covering
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
crane
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
destined
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
dogs
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
down
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From this reading There an opening made on purpose let them down into the aluminium vehicle.
earth
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enormous
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
friends
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From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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good-bye
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From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
imprisoned
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There an opening made on purpose let them down into the aluminium vehicle.
iron
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading There an opening made on purpose let them down into the aluminium vehicle.
lowered
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
lunar
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
M
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made
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Michel
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Nicholl
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numerous
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o'clock
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From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There an opening made on purpose let them down into the aluminium vehicle.
opening
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From this reading There an opening made on purpose let them down into the aluminium vehicle.
orifice
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
P
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projectile
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
purpose
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From this reading There an opening made on purpose let them down into the aluminium vehicle.
race
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
said
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From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
ten
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From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
There
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From this reading There an opening made on purpose let them down into the aluminium vehicle.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
three
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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travellers
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
tube
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From this reading The three travellers approached the orifice of the enormous iron tube, and a crane lowered them to the conical covering of the bullet.
two
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From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
vehicle
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From this reading There an opening made on purpose let them down into the aluminium vehicle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two dogs, destined to acclimatise the canine race upon the lunar continents, were already imprisoned in the projectile.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When ten o'clock struck, Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl said good-bye to the numerous friends they left upon the earth.
