used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading The Earth hung in mid-sky like a swollen green apple, monstrous in size.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The furnace-like sunshine made the plain beyond the shadow into a sea of blinding brightness.
blindingadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading The furnace-like sunshine made the plain beyond the shadow into a sea of blinding brightness.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading The furnace-like sunshine made the plain beyond the shadow into a sea of blinding brightness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
craternounUS /ˈkreɪtər/
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
crater's
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From this reading The sunlit parts of the crater's walls were no less terribly glaring.
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
demonstrationnounUS /ˌdemənˈstreɪʃən/
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The Earth hung in mid-sky like a swollen green apple, monstrous in size.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
furnace-like
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From this reading The furnace-like sunshine made the plain beyond the shadow into a sea of blinding brightness.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading The sunlit parts of the crater's walls were no less terribly glaring.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The Earth hung in mid-sky like a swollen green apple, monstrous in size.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The Earth hung in mid-sky like a swollen green apple, monstrous in size.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Earth hung in mid-sky like a swollen green apple, monstrous in size.
infinitelyadverbUS /ˈɪnfənətli/
without bounds
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The furnace-like sunshine made the plain beyond the shadow into a sea of blinding brightness.
jaggedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒæɡəd/
having a sharply uneven surface or outline
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The sunlit parts of the crater's walls were no less terribly glaring.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Earth hung in mid-sky like a swollen green apple, monstrous in size.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The furnace-like sunshine made the plain beyond the shadow into a sea of blinding brightness.
many-colored
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From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
mid-sky
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From this reading The Earth hung in mid-sky like a swollen green apple, monstrous in size.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading The Earth hung in mid-sky like a swollen green apple, monstrous in size.
not any; not one
From this reading The sunlit parts of the crater's walls were no less terribly glaring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
the local environment
From this reading The sunlit parts of the crater's walls were no less terribly glaring.
pitch-darkadjective
extremely dark
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The furnace-like sunshine made the plain beyond the shadow into a sea of blinding brightness.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The furnace-like sunshine made the plain beyond the shadow into a sea of blinding brightness.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The furnace-like sunshine made the plain beyond the shadow into a sea of blinding brightness.
shadowedadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
sitenounUS /saɪt/
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading The Earth hung in mid-sky like a swollen green apple, monstrous in size.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But above the edge of the cliffs the stars began; infinitely small and many-colored, with innumerable degrees of brightness.
sunlitadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnlɪt/
lighted by sunlight
From this reading The sunlit parts of the crater's walls were no less terribly glaring.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The furnace-like sunshine made the plain beyond the shadow into a sea of blinding brightness.
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading The Earth hung in mid-sky like a swollen green apple, monstrous in size.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The sunlit parts of the crater's walls were no less terribly glaring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sunlit parts of the crater's walls were no less terribly glaring.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The site of the demonstration was the shadowed, pitch-dark part of the floor of a crater twenty miles across, with walls some ten thousand jagged feet high.
