used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
anew
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
in the past
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
altitudenounUS /ˈæltətuːd/
elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
From this reading He drifted down to four thousand feet altitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
astrayadverbUS /əˈstreɪ/
away from the right path or direction
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
beaconsnounUS /ˈbiːkənz/
plural of “beacon” — a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
chartnounUS /tʃɑːrt/
a visual display of information
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
placed crosswise
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
DanenounUS /deɪn/
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
deflectionnounUS /dɪˈflekʃən/
a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He drifted down to four thousand feet altitude.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading He drifted down to four thousand feet altitude.
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He drifted down to four thousand feet altitude.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading He drifted down to four thousand feet altitude.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
Hal
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From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
hoveredverbUS /ˈhʌvərd/
past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
imperialadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɪriəl/
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
Kamchatka
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From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
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 Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
mapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
used to form the superlative
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
Orient's
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From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
peninsulanounUS /pəˈnɪnsələ/
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
progressiveadjectiveUS /prəˈɡresɪv/
favoring or promoting progress
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
straightenedverbUS /ˈstreɪtənd/
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading He drifted down to four thousand feet altitude.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
TokionounUS /toʊˈkiːoʊ/
the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan
From this reading HIS NAME ACROSS THE SKY Deep in the night, and in a dense fog, Hal Dane hovered over a faint earthly glow that he felt must be Tokio, capital city of Japan.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
wearyingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːriɪŋ/
producing exhaustion
From this reading As he checked up again by chart and map, his wearying senses told him this must be it--the Tokio that he had crossed thousands upon thousands of miles of ocean to reach.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From here flood lights and beacons were dimly visible, more assurance that he must be over the imperial city of the Orient's most progressive civilization.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Hours ago he had straightened the wide deflection of his course that had taken him astray over the edge of the long peninsula of Kamchatka.
