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From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
3400
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From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
alienadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
approximatelyadverbUS /əˈprɑːksəmətli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
put or pin the blame on
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
can't
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From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
a period of 100 years
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
diameternounUS /daɪˈæmətər/
the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
the act of escaping physically
From this reading No one observed the escape from it.
estimatedverbUS /ˈestəmeɪtəd/
past form of “estimate” — judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
inconveniencenounUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjəns/
an inconvenient discomfort
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
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 spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
not any; not one
From this reading No one observed the escape from it.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading No one observed the escape from it.
occasionedverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənd/
past form of “occasion” — give occasion to
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one observed the escape from it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
orbitnounUS /ˈɔːrbət/
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
spaceshipnounUS /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/
a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
sphericaladjectiveUS /ˈsferɪkəl/
of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
tatteredadjectiveUS /ˈtætərd/
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading It was spherical, the estimated diameter about twenty-seven miles, and was in an orbit approximately 3400 miles from the surface of the Earth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The ship itself occasioned some excitement, but back there at the tattered end of the 20th century, what was one visiting spaceship more or less?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The ship was sighted a few times, briefly and without a good fix.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't blame an alien for a little inconvenience--as long as he makes up for it!
