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30th
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
6
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
625
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
6th
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
able
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From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
account
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From this reading Barbican could not account for it.
any
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From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
attraction
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From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
Barbican
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From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
counteract
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From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
crossed
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
December
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
decidedly
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From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
disc
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From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
distance
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
extremely
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From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
indeed
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From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Barbican could not account for it.
landing
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From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
LANDSCAPES
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
LUNAR
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
miles
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
Moon
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From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
northern
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
parallel
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
past
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
probability
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From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
Projectile
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From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
proximity
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From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
puzzling
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From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
reason
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From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
reduced
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
see
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From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
slow
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From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
spy-glasses
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
surface
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
travellers
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
two
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From this reading LUNAR LANDSCAPES At half past two in the morning of December 6th, the travellers crossed the 30th northern parallel, at a distance from the lunar surface of 625 miles, reduced to about 6 by their spy-glasses.
velocity
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From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
very
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From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The velocity of the Projectile was decidedly slow, but for that reason extremely puzzling.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At such a proximity to the Moon, the velocity, one would think, should be very great indeed to be able to counteract the lunar attraction.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Barbican could not yet see the least probability of their landing at any point of the disc.
