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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.