used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading On the other hand, Mars had risen in elevation, and sensibly increased in brilliancy and apparent size.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
AWFULadjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading AWFUL MOMENTS.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
brilliancynoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading On the other hand, Mars had risen in elevation, and sensibly increased in brilliancy and apparent size.
computedverbUS /kəmˈpjuːtəd/
past form of “compute” — make a mathematical calculation or computation
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
detectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtektəd/
perceived or discerned
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
elevationnounUS /ˌeləˈveɪʃən/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading On the other hand, Mars had risen in elevation, and sensibly increased in brilliancy and apparent size.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
gulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On the other hand, Mars had risen in elevation, and sensibly increased in brilliancy and apparent size.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading On the other hand, Mars had risen in elevation, and sensibly increased in brilliancy and apparent size.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading On the other hand, Mars had risen in elevation, and sensibly increased in brilliancy and apparent size.
meteornounUS /ˈmiːtiər/
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading AWFUL MOMENTS.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
and nothing more
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other hand, Mars had risen in elevation, and sensibly increased in brilliancy and apparent size.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
remarkablyadverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading On the other hand, Mars had risen in elevation, and sensibly increased in brilliancy and apparent size.
sensiblyadverbUS /ˈsensəbli/
with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner
From this reading On the other hand, Mars had risen in elevation, and sensibly increased in brilliancy and apparent size.
SiriusnounUS /ˈsɪrɪəs/
the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading On the other hand, Mars had risen in elevation, and sensibly increased in brilliancy and apparent size.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Earth was remarkably small in appearance, and the moon could only be detected through a glass.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had now been eighteen months away from Earth, and our distance from that planet we computed to be quite nineteen millions of miles.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Day after day, week after week, and month after month sped the _Sirius_ on its journey, like a meteor across the gulf of space.
