11th
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From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
placed in a grave
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
chaosnounUS /ˈkeɪɑːs/
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
dullyadverb
without liveliness
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
Earth-shaking
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From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
ElnounUS /el/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
explodedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsploʊdəd/
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
fire-pitted
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From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
brought together in one place
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
highest in quality
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
hemispherenounUS /ˈhemɪsfɪr/
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
provided with artificial light
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
march in a procession
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
meteornounUS /ˈmiːtiər/
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
meteorsnounUS /ˈmiːtiərz/
plural of “meteor” — (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
outlinedadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
Paso
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From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
an amount of time
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
PlagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
proportionsnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “proportion” — the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
protruded
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From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
smolderingadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊldərɪŋ/
showing scarcely suppressed anger
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
TexasnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Five months before the beginning of that period of madness, that time of chaos and death that became known as the Gray Plague, the first of the strange meteors fell to Earth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
the topmost one of two
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A vast flood of radiance, more brilliant than the light of the sun, lit up the sky for miles around.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading It landed a few miles west of El Paso, Texas, on the morning of March 11th.
at the time that
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
in or at the place that
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a few hours a great throng of people gathered around the dully smoldering mass of fire-pitted rock, the upper half of which protruded from the Earth where it had buried itself, like a huge, roughly outlined hemisphere.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then, when the crowd had assumed its greatest proportions, the meteor, with a mighty, Earth-shaking roar, exploded.
