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There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun. When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat. But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth. At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water. Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.”
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From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
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From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
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From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
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From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
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From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
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From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
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From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
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From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
above and across; more than
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no dawn on the moon, no dusk, no atmosphere to catch and spread the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
at the time that
From this reading When the lunar night ends--a night two earth weeks long--the sun simply pops over the horizon, bringing its intolerable heat.
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From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the sky remains black--black and sprinkled with stars agleam with a light unknown on earth.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the sun is but an intense circle of white aloft in a nigrescent sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At night the temperature is 250 degrees below zero; by day it is the heat of boiling water.
