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Chapter XXIV
THE FIRST HALF-HOUR. What had happened? What was the effect of the frightful shock? Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result? Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST HALF-HOUR.”
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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 Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
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From this reading Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result?
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From this reading Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result?
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From this reading Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result?
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From this reading Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
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From this reading What was the effect of the frightful shock?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST HALF-HOUR.
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From this reading Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
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From this reading What was the effect of the frightful shock?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened?
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From this reading THE FIRST HALF-HOUR.
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From this reading What had happened?
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From this reading Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result?
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From this reading Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result?
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From this reading Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the effect of the frightful shock?
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From this reading Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
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From this reading Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result?
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From this reading Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile been attended by a happy result?
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From this reading What was the effect of the frightful shock?
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From this reading Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
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From this reading Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST HALF-HOUR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the effect of the frightful shock?
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From this reading Was the effect of the shock deadened, thanks to the springs, the four buffers, the water-cushions, and the movable partitions?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened?
