CHAPTER I THE INDIAN OCEAN We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.
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Chapter XXIX
THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface. I hastened on to the platform. Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen. A torrent had carried us from one sea to another. About seven o’clock Ned and Conseil joined me.
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of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
From this reading “THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.”
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From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A torrent had carried us from one sea to another.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About seven o’clock Ned and Conseil joined me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About seven o’clock Ned and Conseil joined me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A torrent had carried us from one sea to another.
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From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen.
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From this reading About seven o’clock Ned and Conseil joined me.
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From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
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From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
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From this reading Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen.
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From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A torrent had carried us from one sea to another.
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A torrent had carried us from one sea to another.
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From this reading I hastened on to the platform.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hastened on to the platform.
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From this reading About seven o’clock Ned and Conseil joined me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About seven o’clock Ned and Conseil joined me.
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From this reading Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen.
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From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
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From this reading About seven o’clock Ned and Conseil joined me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
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From this reading About seven o’clock Ned and Conseil joined me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I hastened on to the platform.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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From this reading Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen.
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From this reading Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen.
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From this reading I hastened on to the platform.
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From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
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From this reading A torrent had carried us from one sea to another.
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From this reading Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen.
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From this reading About seven o’clock Ned and Conseil joined me.
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From this reading Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen.
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From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
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From this reading Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the _Nautilus_ rose to the surface.
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From this reading A torrent had carried us from one sea to another.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A torrent had carried us from one sea to another.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER I?
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