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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 _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
achievements
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be discussed and re-discussed time and again.
all
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
always
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It will be discussed and re-discussed time and again.
any
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From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
arouse
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
astounding
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
author
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
away
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From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
bare
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From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
best
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
blazed
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From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
certain
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
classic
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
curiosity
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
discussed
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From this reading It will be discussed and re-discussed time and again.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
down
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From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
entire
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
fail
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From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
famous
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
fantastic
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
fearful
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From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
fiction
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
future
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
high
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
intensity
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From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be discussed and re-discussed time and again.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
keep
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
knack
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
means
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From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
Merritt
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
mile
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From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
Moon
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
Mountain
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From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
nearest
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From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
noon
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From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
now
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
only
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
outstanding
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
paints
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
pitch
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
place
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
Pool
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
possibility
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
present
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
ramparts
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From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
re-discussed
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From this reading It will be discussed and re-discussed time and again.
read
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
realms
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
reason
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
red
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From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
rose
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From this reading _Do not, by any means, fail to read this outstanding story._ The Mountain of the Moon Before me, not half a mile away, rose the nearest ramparts of the Mountain of the Moon.
sandy
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From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
science
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
stands
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
story
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
sun
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From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
there
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
things
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be discussed and re-discussed time and again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
true
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
undulating
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From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
vividly
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
way
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
well-known
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
why
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From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was after noon, and the red sun blazed down on the bare, undulating sandy waste with fearful intensity.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
year
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From this reading _Not since the famous "Moon Pool" by A. Merritt, have we read such a remarkable story as the present one, by the well-known author._ _We are quite certain that this story will be one of the outstanding science fiction achievements of the year.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In a way it is a little classic and stands in a place by itself._ _The author has a knack, not only to arouse your curiosity, but to keep it at a high pitch throughout the entire story, but best of all, his science while fantastic is always within the realms of possibility and there is no reason why the astounding things which he paints so vividly, could not be true, either now or in the future._
