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From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
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From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
anew
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
astronomersnounUS /əˈstrɑːnəmərz/
plural of “astronomer” — a physicist who studies astronomy
From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
the act of discovering something
From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
distancesnounUS /ˈdɪstənsəz/
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
eclipsesnounUS /ɪˈklɪpsɪz/
plural of “eclipse” — one celestial body obscures another
From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
set up or found
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
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From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
immensitynoun
unusual largeness in size or extent or number
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
Jupiter'snounUS /ˈdʒuːpətərz/
possessive form of “jupiter” — the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading You will recollect that, when we were speaking of Jupiter’s moons (p.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
engage in
From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
moonsnounUS /muːnz/
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading You will recollect that, when we were speaking of Jupiter’s moons (p.
movesnounUS /muːvz/
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading You will recollect that, when we were speaking of Jupiter’s moons (p.
for each
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
with speed
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading You will recollect that, when we were speaking of Jupiter’s moons (p.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
siderealadjective
of or relating to the stars or constellations
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading You will recollect that, when we were speaking of Jupiter’s moons (p.
move hurridly
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You will recollect that, when we were speaking of Jupiter’s moons (p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading 219), I told you of the beautiful discovery which their eclipses enabled astronomers to make.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thus found that light travels at the enormous speed of about 185,000 miles per second.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You will recollect that, when we were speaking of Jupiter’s moons (p.
at the time that
From this reading You will recollect that, when we were speaking of Jupiter’s moons (p.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is another way in which we can form some notion of the immensity of these sidereal distances.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will recollect that, when we were speaking of Jupiter’s moons (p.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It moves so quickly that within a single second a ray would flash two hundred times from London to Edinburgh and back again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will recollect that, when we were speaking of Jupiter’s moons (p.
