afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Air you can breathe!" he exulted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
AresnounUS /ɑːrz/
(Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
astronomernounUS /əˈstrɑːnəmər/
a physicist who studies astronomy
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
biologistnounUS /baɪˈɑːlədʒɪst/
(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading "Air you can breathe!" he exulted.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Air you can breathe!" he exulted.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
exultedverbUS /ɪɡˈzʌltɪd/
past form of “exult” — feel extreme happiness or elation
From this reading "Air you can breathe!" he exulted.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
HarrisonnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
Jarvis
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From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
Leroy
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From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
luxuriouslyadverb
in an indulgently luxurious manner
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
MartiannounUS /ˈmɑːrʃən/
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
PutznounUS /pʌts/
(Yiddish) a fool; an idiot
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
sympatheticallyadverbUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Air you can breathe!" he exulted.
