22,500
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From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
accelerationnounUS /ˌækselərˈeɪʃən/
an increase in rate of change
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.
blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.
set up or found
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
yet to be or coming
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
gambleverbUS /ˈɡæmbəl/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
gropingadjectiveUS /ˈɡroʊpɪŋ/
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
hypnosisnounUS /hɪpˈnoʊsəs/
a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
numbedverbUS /nʌmd/
past form of “numb” — make numb or insensitive
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
male cat
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
unstrapped
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From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
wobblyadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːbəli/
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
