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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

Chapter XXXIX

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The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.
It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
Where was it going?
North or south?
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

Chapter XXXIX

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.
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Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.
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It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.
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Where was it going?
Line 5
North or south?

Learner Dictionary

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

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.”

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

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 CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.”

All words in this reading · 42

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100

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From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

all

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From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

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 CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

CLOSED

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From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

devastation

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From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

didn't

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From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

feet

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From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

frightful

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From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

gloom

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From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.

go

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From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

going

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From this reading Where was it going?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

Inside

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From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

LastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

lights

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From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

lounge

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From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

Nautilus

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From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.

Nemo

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From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

North

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From this reading North or south?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading North or south?

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

PANELS

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From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

place

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From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

prodigious

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From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.

south

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From this reading North or south?

speed

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From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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 CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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 CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

view

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From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Inside the Nautilus all was gloom and silence.

waters

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From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where was it going?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It left this place of devastation with prodigious speed, 100 feet beneath the waters.

Words

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From this reading The Last Words of Captain Nemo THE PANELS CLOSED over this frightful view, but the lights didn’t go on in the lounge.