used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the imaginary companion turned out to be me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the imaginary companion turned out to be me.
BogartnounUS /ˈboʊɡɑːrt/
United States film actor (1899-1957)
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
didn't
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From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
else
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From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
harmlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmləs/
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
hitchverbUS /hɪtʃ/
to hook or entangle
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
I'm
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From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
imaginaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
Jeff
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From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
and nothing more
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the imaginary companion turned out to be me.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
on one occasion
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
psychosisnounUS /saɪˈkoʊsəs/
any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
reliableadjectiveUS /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/
worthy of reliance or trust
From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
ScorpionounUS /ˈskɔːrpioʊ/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
Shaulan
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From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
transport commercially
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
sidekicknounUS /ˈsaɪdkɪk/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
Space-partner
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From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the imaginary companion turned out to be me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And the imaginary companion turned out to be me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but _his_ partner was something else!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I’m a pretty nice guy and so having two of me in the ship didn’t seem a particularly bad idea.
at the time that
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Once when I was doing a hitch with the Shaulan Space Guard out Scorpio way, my partner Jeff Bogart developed just about the most harmless psychosis you could imagine: he got himself an imaginary companion.
