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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter XLII

CHAPTER XIV THE SOUTH POLE I rushed on to the platform.

Chapter 42, section 1: THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget. I have written it under the influence of violent emotion. Since then I have revised the recital
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THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.
I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.
Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.
They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.
To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter XLII

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.
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I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.
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Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.
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They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.
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To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

gulf noun US /ɡʌlf/

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading “THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.”

Collocations
THE GULFA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
GULF STREAMA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 52

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20th

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From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.

April

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From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.

author

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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

Canadian

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From this reading Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.

Conseil

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From this reading Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.

Deep

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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

effect

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From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.

emotion

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From this reading I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.

facts

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From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.

forget

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From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.

GULFnounUS /ɡʌlf/

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.

illustrious

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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

influence

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From this reading I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.

insufficient

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From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.

most

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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

paint

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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

pen

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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

pictures

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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

poets

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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

read

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From this reading Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.

recital

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From this reading Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.

revised

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From this reading Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.

scene

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From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.

STREAM

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From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

then

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From this reading Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They found it exact as to facts, but insufficient as to effect.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Since then I have revised the recital; I have read it to Conseil and to the Canadian.

Toilers

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From this reading To paint such pictures, one must have the pen of the most illustrious of our poets, the author of The Toilers of the Deep.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE GULF STREAM This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget.

violentnounUS /ˈviolent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.

written

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From this reading I have written it under the influence of violent emotion.

Chapter Quiz

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER XIV?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "CHAPTER XIV...", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

Narrator: CHAPTER XIV
Narrator: also capable of receiving a certain amount of education, are easily