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Chapter XVII
GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again. We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps. And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped. "Ah! here we are," exclaimed my uncle, "at the very end of the chimney." I looked around me.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I looked around me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.”
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah! here we are," exclaimed my uncle, "at the very end of the chimney."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked around me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.”
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From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
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From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
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From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
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From this reading "Ah! here we are," exclaimed my uncle, "at the very end of the chimney."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I looked around me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
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From this reading "Ah! here we are," exclaimed my uncle, "at the very end of the chimney."
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From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
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From this reading "Ah! here we are," exclaimed my uncle, "at the very end of the chimney."
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From this reading "Ah! here we are," exclaimed my uncle, "at the very end of the chimney."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
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From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
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From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
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From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
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From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
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From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah! here we are," exclaimed my uncle, "at the very end of the chimney."
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From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked around me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
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From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
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From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
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From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
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From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked around me.
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From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked around me.
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From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah! here we are," exclaimed my uncle, "at the very end of the chimney."
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From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
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From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
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From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
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From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU Next day, Tuesday, June 30, at 6 a.m., the descent began again.
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From this reading "Ah! here we are," exclaimed my uncle, "at the very end of the chimney."
up to a particular time
From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
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From this reading "Ah! here we are," exclaimed my uncle, "at the very end of the chimney."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
at the time that
From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were still following the gallery of lava, a real natural staircase, and as gently sloping as those inclined planes which in some old houses are still found instead of flights of steps.
which person or people
From this reading And so we went on until 12.17, the precise moment when we overtook Hans, who had stopped.
