used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
attenuationnounUS /əˌtenjuːˈeɪʃən/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
exhale hard
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "Melted, disappeared!"
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
extinguishedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
FIFTY-FOURadjective
being four more than fifty
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
gradationnounUS /ɡreɪˈdeɪʃən/
relative position in a graded series
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
ten 10s
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
luminousadjectiveUS /ˈluːmənəs/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
MeltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading "Melted, disappeared!"
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
a particular point in time
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
moon'snounUS /muːnz/
possessive form of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
orbnounUS /ɔːrb/
the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
phenomenonnounUS /fəˈnɑːmənɑːn/
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
projectilenounUS /prəˈdʒektəl/
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
with speed
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
skirtingadjectiveUS /ˈskɜːrtɪŋ/
being all around the edges; enclosing
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some seconds had sufficed to plunge it into the absolute darkness of space.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
transitionnounUS /trænˈzɪʃən/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
at the time that
From this reading At the moment when this phenomenon took place so rapidly, the projectile was skirting the moon's north pole at less than twenty-five miles distance.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The transition was so sudden, without shade, without gradation of light, without attenuation of the luminous waves, that the orb seemed to have been extinguished by a powerful blow.
