Chapter I · Chapter 1

an increase in rate of change

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

possessing life

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

react verbally

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

plural of “blaze” — a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

past form of “buckle” — fasten with a buckle or buckles

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

inflected form of “con” — deprive of by deceit

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading That was the first thing returning consciousness told him.

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading That was the first thing returning consciousness told him.

set up or found

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

armor plate that protects the head

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

be the source of pain

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It should've been, but it wasn't.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

imaginary people who live on the planet Mars

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

by chance

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

delivered from danger

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading That was the first thing returning consciousness told him.

plural of “samaritan” — a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

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From this reading It should've been, but it wasn't.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

plural of “socket” — a bony hollow into which a structure fits

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

(formal) in or into that thing or place

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

a special situation

From this reading That was the first thing returning consciousness told him.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading That was the first thing returning consciousness told him.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

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From this reading It should've been, but it wasn't.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

at the time that

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

which person or people

From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.

past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.