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0
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
28
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
According
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From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
aimed
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From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FLORIDA AND TEXAS.
appears
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
Cambridge
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From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
cast
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From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
chosen
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From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
Columbiad
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From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
decided
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From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
declination
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
determine
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From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
experiment
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From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
favourable
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From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
FLORIDA
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From this reading FLORIDA AND TEXAS.
globe
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From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
gun
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From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
horizon
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From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
immense
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From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
moon
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
Now
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
Observatory
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From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
only
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
other
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
perpendicularly
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From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
place
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From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
places
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
plane
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From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
recommendationnounUS /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
a quality or fact that makes someone or something suitable
From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
say
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From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
situated
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
terms
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From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
TEXAS
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From this reading FLORIDA AND TEXAS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
There
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From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There still remained one question to be decided--a place favourable to the experiment had to be chosen.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now the moon only appears in the zenith in the places situated between 0° and 28° of latitude, or, in other terms, when her declination is only 28°.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The question was, therefore, to determine the exact point of the globe where the immense Columbiad should be cast.
zenith
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From this reading According to the recommendation of the Cambridge Observatory the gun must be aimed perpendicularly to the plane of the horizon--that is to say, towards the zenith.
