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The Moon-Voyage
The Moon-Voyage

Chapter XL

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THE END.
It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.
If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!
Would not those millions of spectators who had invaded the Floridian peninsula rush to meet the sublime adventurers?
Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?
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The Moon-Voyage

Chapter XL

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE END.
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It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.
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If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!
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Would not those millions of spectators who had invaded the Floridian peninsula rush to meet the sublime adventurers?
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Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?

Learner Dictionary

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

Beginning noun US /ˈbeginning/

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

From this reading “If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?”

Seeing noun US /seeing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Would not those millions of spectators who had invaded the Floridian peninsula rush to meet the sublime adventurers?”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Would not those millions of spectators who had invaded the Floridian peninsula rush to meet the sublime adventurers?”

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accompanied

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adventurers

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all

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America

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

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Ardan

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Barbicane

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.

beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/

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

From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

caused

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From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

departure

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END

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From this reading THE END.

enterprise

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enthusiasm

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excitement

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From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

Floridian

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foreigners

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?

globe

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

immense

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From this reading It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

invaded

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From this reading Would not those millions of spectators who had invaded the Floridian peninsula rush to meet the sublime adventurers?

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.

leave

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legions

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meet

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Michel

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millions

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more

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From this reading Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

new

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From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

Nicholl

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From this reading Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Would not those millions of spectators who had invaded the Floridian peninsula rush to meet the sublime adventurers?

now

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From this reading Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

old

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From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

once

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peninsula

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points

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remembered

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From this reading It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.

return

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rush

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seeing

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From this reading Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?

spectators

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sublime

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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

sympathy

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From this reading It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE END.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Would not those millions of spectators who had invaded the Floridian peninsula rush to meet the sublime adventurers?

three

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Would not those millions of spectators who had invaded the Floridian peninsula rush to meet the sublime adventurers?

travellers

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Union

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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.

welcome

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From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Would not those millions of spectators who had invaded the Floridian peninsula rush to meet the sublime adventurers?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will be remembered that immense sympathy accompanied the three travellers upon their departure.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Would those legions of foreigners from all points of the globe, now in America, leave the Union without seeing Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan once more?

world

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From this reading If the beginning of their enterprise had caused such excitement in the old and new world, what enthusiasm must welcome their return!

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Would not those millions of spectators who had invaded the Floridian peninsula rush to meet the sublime adventurers?