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Chapter XXXV
THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen. Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids? These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers. They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?”
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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 The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
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From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
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From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
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From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
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From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
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From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
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From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
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From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
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From this reading THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
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From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
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From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
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From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
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From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
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From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
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From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
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From this reading THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
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From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The projectile had just escaped a terrible danger, a danger quite unforeseen.
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From this reading These wandering bodies might prove serious perils to the travellers.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were to them like so many rocks in the sea of ether, which, less fortunate than navigators, they could not avoid.
which person or people
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would have imagined such a meeting of asteroids?
