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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
abyss
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
admiration
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
appeared
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From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
arch
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
awe
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
bared
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From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
beautiful
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
blackness
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From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
crescent
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From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
darkness
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
dropped
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
far
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From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
fascinated
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
felt
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From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
forces
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From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HURLED FROM THE MOON.
gazing
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
gradually
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
growing
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
heavens
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From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
huge
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From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
HURLED
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From this reading HURLED FROM THE MOON.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
inky
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From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
journeying
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
leaving
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
light
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
lost
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
majestic
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
MOON
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From this reading HURLED FROM THE MOON.
mortals
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From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
oppressed
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
out
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
overpowered
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From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
planet
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
plunged
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
proportions
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
realized
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
return
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
reverence
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From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
rim
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
sense
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
sight
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
sights
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From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
sky
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From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
small
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
stretching
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From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
sun
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
sun-tipped
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
surface
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HURLED FROM THE MOON.
there
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From this reading Suddenly there appeared from out of the inky blackness of the heavens a huge crescent, stretching across the sky far above us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
Together
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A sense of great reverence overpowered me; I realized that we looked upon sights, and felt great forces never before bared to mortals.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
visible
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From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
width
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Together we stood gazing in silence out into the abyss over the small surface of the moon that was visible to us, oppressed with a sense of awe as the sun dropped from sight, leaving us plunged in darkness.
world
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From this reading The sight of it fascinated us, and, as we stood lost in admiration at the majestic proportions of the beautiful arch of light, ever growing in width, we gradually realized that it was the sun-tipped rim of the planet which our moon was journeying around--the world from which we had been hurled and to which we must return.
