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10
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
14
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
1499
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
16,220
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From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
29th
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
30
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
30th
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From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
50
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
69
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
7,500
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From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
72
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
Arabia
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From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
Archipelago
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
canals
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
Ceylon
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
coasted
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
coraline
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
da
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
day
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
direction
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From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
discovered
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
E
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
French
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From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
Gama
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
Gulf
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From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
horizon
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
hour
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
Indian
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From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
island
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
islands
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
January
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
Japanese
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From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
Kiltan
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
labyrinth
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
Laccadive
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
Laccadives
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
land
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
lat
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
leagues
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From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
made
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From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
Maldives
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
miles
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
N
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
Nautilus
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
ocean
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From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
Oman
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From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
originally
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
outlet
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From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
Peninsula
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From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
Persian
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From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
principal
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
RED
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
SEA
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
Seas
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From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
separate
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
serves
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From this reading Its course was N.N.E., in the direction of the Sea of Oman, between Arabia and the Indian Peninsula, which serves as an outlet to the Persian Gulf.
sight
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From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
situated
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
slid
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
speed
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
starting-point
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From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
surface
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From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
there
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From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
twenty
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From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
Vasco
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From this reading It coasted even the Island of Kiltan, a land originally coraline, discovered by Vasco da Gama in 1499, and one of the nineteen principal islands of the Laccadive Archipelago, situated between 10° and 14° 30′ N. lat., and 69° 50′ 72″ E. long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had made 16,220 miles, or 7,500 (French) leagues from our starting-point in the Japanese Seas.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next day (30th January), when the _Nautilus_ went to the surface of the ocean there was no land in sight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE RED SEA In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the _Nautilus_, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth of canals which separate the Maldives from the Laccadives.
