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Chapter XXXVII
THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey. It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart. From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance. We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep. At six we were afoot.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.”
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading “THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.”
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading “THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.”
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From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
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From this reading At six we were afoot.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At six we were afoot.
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From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
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From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
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From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
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From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
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From this reading We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.
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From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
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From this reading We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.
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From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
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From this reading We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
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From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
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From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
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From this reading We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.
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From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
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From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
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From this reading We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
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From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
not any; not one
From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
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From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
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From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
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From this reading At six we were afoot.
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From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
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From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance.
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From this reading THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW The next day, Thursday, August 27, is a well-remembered date in our subterranean journey.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It never returns to my memory without sending through me a shudder of horror and a palpitation of the heart.
