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15th
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
16,500,000
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From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
197,000,000
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From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
1st
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From this reading The following day was the 1st of August, or, according to Rosette, the 63rd of April.
63rd
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From this reading The following day was the 1st of August, or, according to Rosette, the 63rd of April.
81,000,000
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
according
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From this reading The following day was the 1st of August, or, according to Rosette, the 63rd of April.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
all
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
aphelion
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
approach
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
April
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From this reading The following day was the 1st of August, or, according to Rosette, the 63rd of April.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
attaining
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From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
August
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From this reading The following day was the 1st of August, or, according to Rosette, the 63rd of April.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
begin
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
calculations
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
close
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From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
comet
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
comparatively
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
confessed
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
consequently
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
day
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From this reading The following day was the 1st of August, or, according to Rosette, the 63rd of April.
distance
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From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
end
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From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
following
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From this reading The following day was the 1st of August, or, according to Rosette, the 63rd of April.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
Gallia
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From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
human
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From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
interest
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
January
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
leagues
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From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
leave
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
marvelous
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From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
month
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From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
more
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
much
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following day was the 1st of August, or, according to Rosette, the 63rd of April.
once
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The following day was the 1st of August, or, according to Rosette, the 63rd of April.
professor's
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
pursue
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
range
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From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
reaching
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
revealing
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From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
revolve
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
Rosette
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From this reading The following day was the 1st of August, or, according to Rosette, the 63rd of April.
round
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
solitude
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
studies
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
sun
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
travel
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From this reading In the course of this month Gallia would travel 16,500,000 leagues, attaining at the end a distance of 197,000,000 leagues from the sun.
traversed
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From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
very
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From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
vision
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From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This would leave 81,000,000 leagues more to be traversed before reaching the aphelion of the 15th of January, after which it would begin once more to approach the sun.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
world
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From this reading But meanwhile, a marvelous world, never before so close within the range of human vision, was revealing itself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Except as to the time the comet would take to revolve round the sun, it must be confessed that all the professor’s calculations had comparatively little interest for anyone but himself, and he was consequently left very much to pursue his studies in solitude.
