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4th
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From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
5
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From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
accomplishment
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From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
ANSWERS
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From this reading QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
assigned
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From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
awoke
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From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
black
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From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
bottom
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From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
December
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From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
distance
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From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
drowned
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From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
due
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From this reading This peculiarity was due to their regularly-decreasing speed.
earth
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From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
fifty-four
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From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
five
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From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
forty
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From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
hours
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From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
like
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From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
m
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From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
minutes
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From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
more
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From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
only
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From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
peculiarity
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From this reading This peculiarity was due to their regularly-decreasing speed.
port-light
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From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
QUESTIONS
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From this reading QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
rays
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From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
reckoning
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From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
regularly-decreasing
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From this reading This peculiarity was due to their regularly-decreasing speed.
seven-tenths
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From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
speed
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From this reading This peculiarity was due to their regularly-decreasing speed.
spot
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From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
sun's
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From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
terrestrial
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From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This peculiarity was due to their regularly-decreasing speed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had only been five hours and forty minutes more than half the time assigned for the accomplishment of their journey, but they had come more than seven-tenths of the distance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This peculiarity was due to their regularly-decreasing speed.
travellers
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From this reading On the 4th of December, at 5 a.m. by terrestrial reckoning, the travellers awoke, having been fifty-four hours on their journey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This peculiarity was due to their regularly-decreasing speed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they looked at the earth through the port-light at the bottom, it only looked like a black spot drowned in the sun's rays.
