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Chapter XXXVII
The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin. The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater. But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption? This was an event which could not be foreseen. However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “This was an event which could not be foreseen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.”
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading “But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?”
during the time that
From this reading “However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?”
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From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was an event which could not be foreseen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
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From this reading But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
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From this reading The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was an event which could not be foreseen.
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From this reading The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
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From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was an event which could not be foreseen.
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From this reading The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater.
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From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
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From this reading But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
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From this reading This was an event which could not be foreseen.
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From this reading But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?
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From this reading This was an event which could not be foreseen.
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From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
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From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater.
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From this reading The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
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From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
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From this reading The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
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From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater.
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From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was an event which could not be foreseen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
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From this reading The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
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From this reading But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?
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From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was an event which could not be foreseen.
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From this reading The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The volcano had awoke, and the vapor had penetrated the mineral layer heaped at the bottom of the crater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was an event which could not be foreseen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was an event which could not be foreseen.
during the time that
From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, even while admitting the possibility of an eruption, it was not probable that the whole of Lincoln Island would suffer from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The colonists, warned by the engineer, left their work and gazed in silence at the summit of Mount Franklin.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But would the subterranean fires provoke any violent eruption?
