Chapter 2 of Astronomy for Young Australians is here in full — 585 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Astronomy for Young Australians is here in full — 585 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Very well. Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other. If the moon be 240,000 miles off, the sun will be four hundred times further or 96,000,000. But how do you get this parallax? Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
Chapter 2 of Astronomy for Young Australians is here in full — 585 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading “Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.”
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading “Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.”
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “If the moon be 240,000 miles off, the sun will be four hundred times further or 96,000,000.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.”
the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object
From this reading “But how do you get this parallax?”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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the exclusive social set of a city
In this reading “Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.”
In this reading “Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.”
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From this reading If the moon be 240,000 miles off, the sun will be four hundred times further or 96,000,000.
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From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
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From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
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From this reading If the moon be 240,000 miles off, the sun will be four hundred times further or 96,000,000.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how do you get this parallax?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But how do you get this parallax?
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading If the moon be 240,000 miles off, the sun will be four hundred times further or 96,000,000.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But how do you get this parallax?
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From this reading But how do you get this parallax?
ten 10s
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the moon be 240,000 miles off, the sun will be four hundred times further or 96,000,000.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading If the moon be 240,000 miles off, the sun will be four hundred times further or 96,000,000.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading If the moon be 240,000 miles off, the sun will be four hundred times further or 96,000,000.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If the moon be 240,000 miles off, the sun will be four hundred times further or 96,000,000.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object
From this reading But how do you get this parallax?
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading If the moon be 240,000 miles off, the sun will be four hundred times further or 96,000,000.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But how do you get this parallax?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Distances are calculated by the angle made in looking at an object from two places.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Very well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then 57 minutes, or 3420 seconds, will be four hundred times as much as the other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But how do you get this parallax?
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