used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
for the reason that
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
can't
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From this reading They just can't seem to learn the most fundamental things.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
fundamentaladjectiveUS /ˌfʌndəˈmentəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading They just can't seem to learn the most fundamental things.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Some men just haven't got good sense.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Some men just haven't got good sense.
haven't
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From this reading _Some men just haven't got good sense.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In its last instant, the meteor fell on the Moon.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading In its last instant, the meteor fell on the Moon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
it's
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From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In its last instant, the meteor fell on the Moon.
and nothing more
From this reading _Some men just haven't got good sense.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
immediately past
From this reading In its last instant, the meteor fell on the Moon.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading They just can't seem to learn the most fundamental things.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
lungfishnounUS /ˈlʌŋfɪʃ/
air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
the force of workers available
From this reading _Some men just haven't got good sense.
meteornounUS /ˈmiːtiər/
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading In its last instant, the meteor fell on the Moon.
used to form the superlative
From this reading They just can't seem to learn the most fundamental things.
not any; not one
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
pebblenounUS /ˈpebəl/
a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They just can't seem to learn the most fundamental things.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading _Some men just haven't got good sense.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Some men just haven't got good sense.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They just can't seem to learn the most fundamental things.
there's
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From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They just can't seem to learn the most fundamental things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They just can't seem to learn the most fundamental things.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They just can't seem to learn the most fundamental things.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
hard to endure
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
the act of using
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light from the star that died when the meteor was created fell on Earth before the first lungfish ventured from the sea.
at the time that
From this reading Like when there's no use trying--when it's time to give up because it's hopeless...._ The meteor, a pebble, a little larger than a match head, traveled through space and time since it came into being.
