Chapter XXVI
THE TEMPERATURE OF SPACE. This revelation acted like a thunderbolt. Who could have expected such an error in calculation? Barbicane would not believe it. Nicholl went over the figures again.
The Moon-Voyage
Chapter XXVI
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THE
TEMPERATURE
OF
SPACE.
This
revelation
acted
like
a
thunderbolt.
Who
could
have
expected
such
an
error
in
calculation?
Barbicane
would
not
believe
it.
Nicholl
went
over
the
figures
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
TEMPERATURE
OF
SPACE.
Line 2
This
revelation
acted
like
a
thunderbolt.
Line 3
Who
could
have
expected
such
an
error
in
calculation?
Line 4
Barbicane
would
not
believe
it.
Line 5
Nicholl
went
over
the
figures
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nicholl went over the figures again.”
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Barbicane would not believe it.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Who could have expected such an error in calculation?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who could have expected such an error in calculation?”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Nicholl went over the figures again.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nicholl went over the figures again.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Barbicane would not believe it.”
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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 This revelation acted like a thunderbolt.
acted
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From this reading This revelation acted like a thunderbolt.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicholl went over the figures again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Who could have expected such an error in calculation?
Barbicane
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From this reading Barbicane would not believe it.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Barbicane would not believe it.
calculation
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From this reading Who could have expected such an error in calculation?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could have expected such an error in calculation?
error
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From this reading Who could have expected such an error in calculation?
expected
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From this reading Who could have expected such an error in calculation?
figures
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From this reading Nicholl went over the figures again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who could have expected such an error in calculation?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who could have expected such an error in calculation?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Barbicane would not believe it.
like
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From this reading This revelation acted like a thunderbolt.
Nicholl
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From this reading Nicholl went over the figures again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barbicane would not believe it.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TEMPERATURE OF SPACE.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nicholl went over the figures again.
revelation
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From this reading This revelation acted like a thunderbolt.
SPACE
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From this reading THE TEMPERATURE OF SPACE.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who could have expected such an error in calculation?
TEMPERATURE
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From this reading THE TEMPERATURE OF SPACE.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEMPERATURE OF SPACE.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This revelation acted like a thunderbolt.
thunderbolt
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From this reading This revelation acted like a thunderbolt.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicholl went over the figures again.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who could have expected such an error in calculation?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Barbicane would not believe it.