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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
act
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
actual
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From this reading It was first necessary to learn if possible the actual height of the water, and whether it was still subsiding.
afford
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
Ark
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
Arms
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
arose
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
ARRIVES
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
astonishment
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
Beauxchamps
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
breast
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
buttresses
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
certain
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
character
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
close
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
coast
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From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
company
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
concealed
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
concerning
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
Cosmo
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
dangerous
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
De
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
declared
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
depths
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
description
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
doubly
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
Egypt
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From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
especially
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
Father
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was first necessary to learn if possible the actual height of the water, and whether it was still subsiding.
follow
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
foothills
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
future
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
given
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
go
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
guidance
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
half-submerged
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
height
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From this reading It was first necessary to learn if possible the actual height of the water, and whether it was still subsiding.
hidden
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
Horror
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
idol
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was first necessary to learn if possible the actual height of the water, and whether it was still subsiding.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
inferences
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
instead
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From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was first necessary to learn if possible the actual height of the water, and whether it was still subsiding.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
Jules
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
keeping
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From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
latter
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
lead
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
learn
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From this reading It was first necessary to learn if possible the actual height of the water, and whether it was still subsiding.
longer
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
lower
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From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
lowered
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
mountains
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
narratives
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
necessary
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From this reading It was first necessary to learn if possible the actual height of the water, and whether it was still subsiding.
neighborhood
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
now
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
NUCLEUS
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
out
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
own
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
Palestine
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From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
particularly
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
partly
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From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
perils
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
possible
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From this reading It was first necessary to learn if possible the actual height of the water, and whether it was still subsiding.
produced
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
propheticadjectiveUS /prəˈfɛtɪk/
suggesting what will happen in the future
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
purpose
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From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
recovered
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
Red
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
rise
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
scout
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
Sea
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
slopes
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
soundingsplural nounUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋz/
measurements of the depth of water
From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
steep
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From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
strange
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
submarine
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
subsidingadjectiveUS /səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/
becoming less strong or severe
From this reading It was first necessary to learn if possible the actual height of the water, and whether it was still subsiding.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
TERRIBLEnounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was partly for this purpose that they had passed over Egypt instead of keeping directly on toward the coast of lower Palestine.
trough
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
Verne
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
Versál
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
vivid
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From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
warning
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
water
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From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It was first necessary to learn if possible the actual height of the water, and whether it was still subsiding.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE TERRIBLE NUCLEUS ARRIVES When the company in the Ark had recovered from the astonishment produced by the narratives of De Beauxchamps and Cosmo Versál, and particularly the vivid description given by the latter of the strange idol concealed in the breast of the "Father of Horror," and the inferences which he drew concerning its prophetic character, the question again arose as to their future course.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They must now go by their own soundings, and this would be especially dangerous in the close neighborhood of half-submerged mountains, whose buttresses and foothills might rise suddenly out of the depths with slopes so steep that the lead would afford no certain guidance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain Arms was still for undertaking to follow the trough of the Red Sea, but Cosmo declared that this course would be doubly dangerous now that the water had lowered and that they no longer had the _Jules Verne_ to act as a submarine scout, warning them of hidden perils.
