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Chapter XXXVI
GRAVE QUESTIONS. In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho. Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon. What was this radiating aureole? What geological phenomenon had caused those ardent beams?
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading What was this radiating aureole?
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
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From this reading What geological phenomenon had caused those ardent beams?
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
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From this reading What geological phenomenon had caused those ardent beams?
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
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From this reading What geological phenomenon had caused those ardent beams?
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
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From this reading In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.
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From this reading What geological phenomenon had caused those ardent beams?
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From this reading In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.
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From this reading GRAVE QUESTIONS.
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From this reading What was this radiating aureole?
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.
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From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was this radiating aureole?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the projectile had passed the neighbourhood of Tycho.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was this radiating aureole?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was this radiating aureole?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Barbicane and his two friends then observed, with the most scrupulous attention, those brilliant radii which the celebrated mountain disperses so curiously on every horizon.
