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Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life! The letters on the fly-specked glass were simple, almost dogmatic. Andreson eyed them with some amusement. Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to. The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
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From this reading Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.
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From this reading Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.
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From this reading The letters on the fly-specked glass were simple, almost dogmatic.
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From this reading Andreson eyed them with some amusement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
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From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
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From this reading Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letters on the fly-specked glass were simple, almost dogmatic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andreson eyed them with some amusement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letters on the fly-specked glass were simple, almost dogmatic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letters on the fly-specked glass were simple, almost dogmatic.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letters on the fly-specked glass were simple, almost dogmatic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
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From this reading The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The letters on the fly-specked glass were simple, almost dogmatic.
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From this reading The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letters on the fly-specked glass were simple, almost dogmatic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andreson eyed them with some amusement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sign repeated, _Special Showing of Surrealist Paintings_, and declined to offer further information.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Andreson eyed them with some amusement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Art agents seldom have any taste, he thought; can't afford to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the time-track tumbled Andreson, to land in a continuum of ghastly matter-and-space reversal--and find a love that shattered the very laws of life!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The letters on the fly-specked glass were simple, almost dogmatic.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Andreson eyed them with some amusement.
