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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 "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FACT AND FANCY.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
beings
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
class
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From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
considered
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From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
day
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From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
examined
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
FACT
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From this reading FACT AND FANCY.
FANCY
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From this reading FACT AND FANCY.
fellow
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
glass
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
heard
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From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
I've
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From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
immense
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
inspected
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
ironically
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From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
Like
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
majority
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
Moon
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From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
opera
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
perfectly
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From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
pert
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From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
poetry
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
probably
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From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
pupil
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From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
pupils
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From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
reconnoitred
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
reply
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From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
safely
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From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
said
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From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
say
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From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
saying
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From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
scanned
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
seen
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From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
sense
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
sir
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From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
smart
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From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
spoken
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From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
strict
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
surveyed
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
talked
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
teacher
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From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
term
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, sir;" was the pert reply; "but I think I can safely say I've heard it spoken about."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Though saying what he considered a smart thing, the pupil was probably perfectly right.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
written
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From this reading Like the immense majority of his fellow beings, he had looked at the Moon, heard her talked of, written poetry about her, but, in the strict sense of the term, he had probably never seen her--that is--scanned her, examined her, surveyed her, inspected her, reconnoitred her--even with an opera glass!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you ever seen the Moon?" said a teacher ironically one day in class to one of his pupils.
