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2,880
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From this reading “We have got a year of something like 2,880 days.”
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “We have got a year of something like 2,880 days.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
appearances
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are coming to something!” exclaimed Servadac.
axis
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
came
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
change
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
comet
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
coming
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From this reading “We are coming to something!” exclaimed Servadac.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
consequences
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From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
conviction
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
dared
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From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
days
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From this reading “We have got a year of something like 2,880 days.”
diminished
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
disappearances
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
disruption
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From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
east
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
elapsed
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
exclaimed
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From this reading “We are coming to something!” exclaimed Servadac.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
forcing
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
got
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From this reading “We have got a year of something like 2,880 days.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
hardly
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From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have got a year of something like 2,880 days.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
hours
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
instead
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
like
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From this reading “We have got a year of something like 2,880 days.”
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
one-half
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
Only
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
people
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From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
period
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
rising
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
rotated
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
rotation
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
Servadac
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From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
sinking
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
six
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We are coming to something!” exclaimed Servadac.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
sun
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
sun's
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
sunrise
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
three
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
twelve
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From this reading Only six hours instead of twelve elapsed between sunrise and sunrise; three hours after rising in the west the sun was sinking again in the east.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are coming to something!” exclaimed Servadac.
west
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From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would be the consequences of this sudden and complete disruption, Servadac and his people hardly dared to think.
year
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From this reading “We have got a year of something like 2,880 days.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The first change that came under their observation was the rapidity of the sun’s appearances and disappearances, forcing them to the conviction that although the comet still rotated on its axis from east to west, yet the period of its rotation had been diminished by about one-half.
