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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 A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE.
altered
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From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
Barbicane
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
base
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From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
Canaan
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
change
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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.
companions
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.
distance
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
earth
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From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
elliptical
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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
fail
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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
gravitate
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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
heaviest
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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
IMPOSSIBLE
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From this reading A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
land
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
leaving
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
moon
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From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
Moses
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.
now
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From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
only
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
orbit
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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
position
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From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
possibility
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
projectile
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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
projectile's
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From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
regard
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From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
returning
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
round
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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
sadly
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
satellite
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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
saw
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
seen
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
silently
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
STRUGGLE
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From this reading A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE.
surprise
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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
turned
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From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
turns
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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
verified
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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
why
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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned towards it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The projectile's position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
world
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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
