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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 week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
any
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
asteroids
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
atmosphere
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
avail
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
away
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
breathable
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
British
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From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
Ceres
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
compelled
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
crossed
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
dense
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
Earth
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
economy
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
enough
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
exert
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
expenditure
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
far
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
fifty
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
flasks
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From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
fluid
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
Force
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
form
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From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
giant
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
going
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
greatest
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From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
indicators
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
invisible
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
Jupiter
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
laid
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
landing
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
largest
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
later
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
low
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
made
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
Mars
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
mercury
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
miles
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
million
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
most
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
much
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
Museum
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From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
National
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From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
near
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
nearly
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
orbit
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
orbits
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
other
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
path
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
perilously
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
planets
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
possessed
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
priceless
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
pull
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
R
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
Redgrave
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
resembling
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
showed
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
side
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
Sun
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
tiny
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
too
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
travelling
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
treasures
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From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
utmost
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From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
valuable
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From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
Washington
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From this reading A couple of flasks of it form the greatest treasures of the British Museum and the National Museum at Washington.
water
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
week
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From this reading A week later they crossed the path of Jupiter, but the giant was invisible, far away on the other side of the Sun.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars they made a most valuable economy by landing on Ceres, one of the largest of the asteroids, and travelling about fifty million miles on her towards the orbit of the Earth without any expenditure of force whatever.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Redgrave laid his course so as to avail himself to the utmost of the "pull" of the planets without going near enough to them to be compelled to exert too much of the priceless R. Force, which the indicators showed to be running perilously low.
world
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From this reading They found that the tiny world possessed a breathable atmosphere and a fluid resembling water, but nearly as dense as mercury.
