used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The importance of a matter is almost entirely a matter of your attitude.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading _The importance of a matter is almost entirely a matter of your attitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading _The importance of a matter is almost entirely a matter of your attitude.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It wasn't to be expected.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading _The importance of a matter is almost entirely a matter of your attitude.
at any time
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading It wasn't to be expected.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
hoppedverbUS /hɑːpt/
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
Huks
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From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading _The importance of a matter is almost entirely a matter of your attitude.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
inspectverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/
look over carefully
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The importance of a matter is almost entirely a matter of your attitude.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
light-yearnounUS /ˈlaɪtjɪr/
the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading _The importance of a matter is almost entirely a matter of your attitude.
message-torp
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From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
message-torps
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From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
no person; not anyone
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
normalitynounUS /ˌnɔːrˈmæləti/
being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The importance of a matter is almost entirely a matter of your attitude.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
and nothing more
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
overdriveverbUS /ˈoʊvərdraɪv/
drive or work too hard
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
photocells
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From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
RiftnounUS /rɪft/
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
riotnounUS /ˈraɪət/
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
cut with a saw
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
in or at or to some place
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
star-filled
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From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The importance of a matter is almost entirely a matter of your attitude.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It wasn't to be expected.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
universenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It hopped half a light-year in overdrive, and came back to normality long enough for its photocells to inspect the star-filled universe all about.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
precisely as stated
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn't to be expected.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
(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 And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
in or at the place that
From this reading It came in on a course that extended backward to somewhere near the Rift--where there used to be Huks--and for a very, very long way it had traveled as only message-torps do travel.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And whether you call something "a riot" or "a war" ... well, there is a difference, but what is it?_ Nobody ever saw the message-torp.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The importance of a matter is almost entirely a matter of your attitude.
