CHAPTER XI THE SARGASSO SEA That day the _Nautilus_ crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean.
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WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice. We were prisoners to the iceberg. I watched the Captain. His countenance had resumed its habitual imperturbability. “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
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feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
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From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I watched the Captain.
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From this reading His countenance had resumed its habitual imperturbability.
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
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From this reading His countenance had resumed its habitual imperturbability.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His countenance had resumed its habitual imperturbability.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His countenance had resumed its habitual imperturbability.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I watched the Captain.
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From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
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From this reading We were prisoners to the iceberg.
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From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
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From this reading His countenance had resumed its habitual imperturbability.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His countenance had resumed its habitual imperturbability.
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From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
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From this reading We were prisoners to the iceberg.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His countenance had resumed its habitual imperturbability.
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
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From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were prisoners to the iceberg.
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
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From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WANT OF AIR Thus around the _Nautilus_, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice.
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From this reading I watched the Captain.
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were prisoners to the iceberg.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were prisoners to the iceberg.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Gentlemen,” he said calmly, “there are two ways of dying in the circumstances in which we are placed.”
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