CHAPTER XVII FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON How I got on to the platform, I have no idea; perhaps the Canadian had carried me there.
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Chapter XLV
THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_. At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot. Whither was it going? To the north or south? Where was the man flying to after such dreadful retaliation?
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the words that are spoken
From this reading “THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
later than; following
From this reading Where was the man flying to after such dreadful retaliation?
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From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
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From this reading Where was the man flying to after such dreadful retaliation?
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From this reading Whither was it going?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
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From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading Where was the man flying to after such dreadful retaliation?
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From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading To the north or south?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To the north or south?
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From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading Where was the man flying to after such dreadful retaliation?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading To the north or south?
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From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
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From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Where was the man flying to after such dreadful retaliation?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
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From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was the man flying to after such dreadful retaliation?
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Whither was it going?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At wonderful speed, a hundred feet beneath the water, it was leaving this desolate spot.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO The panels had closed on this dreadful vision, but light had not returned to the saloon: all was silence and darkness within the _Nautilus_.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER XVII?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER XVII...", what tone does the author establish?
