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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 NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
absolute
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From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
Ardan
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From this reading "The moon has melted, disappeared!" cried Michel Ardan, wonder-stricken.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
attenuation
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
blown
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The moon has melted, disappeared!" cried Michel Ardan, wonder-stricken.
darkness
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From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The moon has melted, disappeared!" cried Michel Ardan, wonder-stricken.
distance
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
few
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From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
FIFTY-FOUR
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From this reading A NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
gradations
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
grazing
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
gust
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
HALFnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The moon has melted, disappeared!" cried Michel Ardan, wonder-stricken.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
HOURS
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From this reading A NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
HUNDRED
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From this reading A NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
less
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
light
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
luminous
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
melted
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From this reading "The moon has melted, disappeared!" cried Michel Ardan, wonder-stricken.
Michel
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From this reading "The moon has melted, disappeared!" cried Michel Ardan, wonder-stricken.
miles
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
moment
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
moon
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From this reading "The moon has melted, disappeared!" cried Michel Ardan, wonder-stricken.
moon's
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
NIGHT
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From this reading A NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
North
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
orb
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
out
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
phenomenon
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
place
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
plunge
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From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
Pole
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
powerful
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
projectile
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
rapidly
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
seconds
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From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
space
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From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
sufficed
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From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
taken
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
THREE
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From this reading A NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few seconds had, therefore, sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
transition
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
twenty-five
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From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
undulations
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From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the moment this phenomenon took place the projectile was grazing the moon's North Pole, at less that twenty-five miles' distance.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The transition had taken place so rapidly, without gradations of light or attenuation of the luminous undulations, that the orb seemed to have been blown out by a powerful gust.
wonder-stricken
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From this reading "The moon has melted, disappeared!" cried Michel Ardan, wonder-stricken.
