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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 NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
according
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
Ark
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
Arms
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
back
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From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
Bay
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
become
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
Biscay
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
calculations
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
Cantabrian
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
Cape
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
coast
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
company
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
Cosmo
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
decided
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
degrees
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
direction
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
DROWNED
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
eight
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From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
English
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
Europa
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From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
EUROPE
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
feet
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From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
fifteen
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
Finisterre
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
forty-four
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
four
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
get
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
highest
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From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
hundred
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From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
Jules
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
king
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
less
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From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
level
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
lie
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
longitude
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
many
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
meeting
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
member
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
miles
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From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
minutes
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
Mountains
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
NAVIGATING
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
nine
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
north
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
occurred
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
once
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From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
peaks
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
run
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
said
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From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
sea
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From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
seventy
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From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
six
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From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
skirting
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
southern
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
spot
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
There
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From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
thousand
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From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
twenty
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From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
used
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From this reading The highest point is eight thousand six hundred and seventy feet above sea level, or what used to be sea level.
Verne
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
view
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
water
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
well
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From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
west
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From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading NAVIGATING OVER DROWNED EUROPE After the English king had so strangely become a member of its company the Ark resumed its course in the direction of what had once been Europe.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "There are the Peaks of Europa," said Captain Arms, "which lie less than twenty miles directly back from the coast.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Cosmo decided to run into the Bay of Biscay, skirting its southern coast in order to get a view of the Cantabrian Mountains, many of whose peaks, he thought, ought still to lie well above the level of the water.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The spot where the meeting with the _Jules Verne_ had occurred was west of Cape Finisterre and, according to the calculations of Captain Arms, in longitude fifteen degrees four minutes west; latitude forty-four degrees nine minutes north.
