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THE OBSERVERS OF THE MOON. Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation. However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile. It was a fatality. The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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any thing at all
From this reading “The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.”
except if; if not
From this reading “The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.”
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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 It was a fatality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
any thing at all
From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation.
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From this reading It was a fatality.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.
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From this reading THE OBSERVERS OF THE MOON.
not any; not one
From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading THE OBSERVERS OF THE MOON.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OBSERVERS OF THE MOON.
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From this reading Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation.
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From this reading Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation.
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From this reading However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
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From this reading Barbicane had evidently found the only plausible reason for the deviation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.
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From this reading However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OBSERVERS OF THE MOON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.
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From this reading However slight it had been, it had been sufficient to modify the trajectory of the projectile.
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From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
except if; if not
From this reading The audacious attempt had miscarried by a fortuitous circumstance, and unless anything unexpected happened, the lunar disc could no longer be reached.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fatality.
