Chapter III
“It’s beautiful!” Jill murmured. “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them. “Then it’ll gradually disappear from view.” At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
Young Visitor to Mars
Chapter III
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“It’s
beautiful!”
Jill
murmured.
“We’ll
be
able
to
see
it
from
Mars
for
several
days,”
Dr.
Kenton
told
them.
“Then
it’ll
gradually
disappear
from
view.”
At
this
point
the
_Shooting
Star_
began
its
turnabout
for
rearward
landing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“It’s
beautiful!”
Line 2
Jill
murmured.
Line 3
“We’ll
be
able
to
see
it
from
Mars
for
several
days,”
Dr.
Kenton
told
them.
Line 4
“Then
it’ll
gradually
disappear
from
view.”
Line 5
At
this
point
the
_Shooting
Star_
began
its
turnabout
for
rearward
landing.
Learner Dictionary
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Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.”
Point
noun
US /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.”
Several
noun
US /ˈseveral/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.”
Shooting
noun
US /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.”
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able
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From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
beautiful
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From this reading “It’s beautiful!”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
days
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From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
disappear
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From this reading “Then it’ll gradually disappear from view.”
Dr
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From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
gradually
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From this reading “Then it’ll gradually disappear from view.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
it'll
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From this reading “Then it’ll gradually disappear from view.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s beautiful!”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
Jill
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From this reading Jill murmured.
Kenton
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From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
landing
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From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
Mars
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From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
murmured
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From this reading Jill murmured.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
rearward
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From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
see
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From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
several
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From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
ShootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
Star
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From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
Then
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From this reading “Then it’ll gradually disappear from view.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.
turnabout
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From this reading At this point the _Shooting Star_ began its turnabout for rearward landing.
view
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From this reading “Then it’ll gradually disappear from view.”
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll be able to see it from Mars for several days,” Dr. Kenton told them.