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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 The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
accident
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
adventures
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
all
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
amazing
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Here, at any rate,” said I, “I shall find peace and a chance to work!”
any
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From this reading It might have been any one.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
astonishment
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I had gone to Lympne because I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been any one.
blue
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
Cavor
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
certain
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
chance
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From this reading “Here, at any rate,” said I, “I shall find peace and a chance to work!”
comes
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
disturbing
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From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
down
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
experiences
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From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
fell
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From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
find
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From this reading “Here, at any rate,” said I, “I shall find peace and a chance to work!”
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
gone
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From this reading I had gone to Lympne because I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had gone to Lympne because I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been any one.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
imagined
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From this reading I had gone to Lympne because I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the world.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
Italy
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
Lympne
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From this reading I had gone to Lympne because I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the world.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
Men
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been any one.
Moon
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
most
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From this reading I had gone to Lympne because I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the world.
Mr
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It might have been any one.
outcome
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
participation
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
peace
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From this reading “Here, at any rate,” said I, “I shall find peace and a chance to work!”
place
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From this reading I had gone to Lympne because I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the world.
possibility
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From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
purest
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
quality
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
rate
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From this reading “Here, at any rate,” said I, “I shall find peace and a chance to work!”
removed
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From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
said
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From this reading “Here, at any rate,” said I, “I shall find peace and a chance to work!”
shadows
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Here, at any rate,” said I, “I shall find peace and a chance to work!”
sit
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
sky
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
slightest
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From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
southern
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
things
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From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
uneventful
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From this reading I had gone to Lympne because I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the world.
vine-leaves
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
work
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From this reading “Here, at any rate,” said I, “I shall find peace and a chance to work!”
world
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From this reading I had gone to Lympne because I had imagined it the most uneventful place in the world.
write
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From this reading The First Men In The Moon As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident.
