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Chapter XXII
OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER. Entombed alive! Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI. The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape. The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.”
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.”
every person
From this reading “Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.”
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From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
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From this reading Entombed alive!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.
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From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
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From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
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From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.
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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
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From this reading Entombed alive!
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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
every person
From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
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From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
not any; not one
From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.
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From this reading OUT OF ONE DANGER INTO ANOTHER.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
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From this reading The darkness outside was intense, and the water still boiled and foamed upon every side.
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From this reading The submarine craft was caught in the cave under the ocean, and there seemed no way of escape.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
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From this reading Such was the agonizing thought which came to the mind of everybody on board of the Holland XI.
