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Chapter XVI
THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up. The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks. There was light enough to distinguish surrounding objects. "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands. "Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
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From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?
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From this reading There was light enough to distinguish surrounding objects.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
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From this reading There was light enough to distinguish surrounding objects.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
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From this reading "Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading "Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?
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From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading There was light enough to distinguish surrounding objects.
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From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
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From this reading "Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?
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From this reading There was light enough to distinguish surrounding objects.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading "Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
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From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
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From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
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From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading "Did you ever spend a quieter night in our little house at Königsberg?
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From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
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From this reading There was light enough to distinguish surrounding objects.
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
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From this reading There was light enough to distinguish surrounding objects.
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From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
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From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
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From this reading The thousand shining surfaces of lava on the walls received it on its passage, and scattered it like a shower of sparks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was light enough to distinguish surrounding objects.
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From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
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From this reading THE WONDERS OF TERRESTRIAL DEPTHS At eight in the morning a ray of daylight came to wake us up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Axel, what do you say to it?" cried my uncle, rubbing his hands.
