Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

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From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

damaged by blows or hard usage

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

lacking funds

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

the second largest of Jupiter's satellites

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

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From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you know how it feels not to have a song left in you?

gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading Do you know how it feels not to have a song left in you?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

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From this reading Do you know how it feels not to have a song left in you?

plural of “hull” — dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Do you know how it feels not to have a song left in you?

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Do you know how it feels not to have a song left in you?

a boy or man

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Do you know how it feels not to have a song left in you?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

To recall to mind.

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

plural of “reputation” — the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

not in physical motion

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

act of expanding by lengthening or widening

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Sure you've seen them!

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

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From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

an act of traveling by water

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Black hulls stretching away for miles into the red sunset--ships that can be bought for a song if you've a song left in you and still want to go adventuring on the rim of the System.

which person or people

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Do you know how it feels to be a legend without substance--the lad who broke the bank at Callisto City and walked out two days later without a penny to his name?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You've seen them--the old ships, the battered and ruined ships, the ships that have made one voyage too many, and are so ancient you can't remember their names or the reputations they've earned for themselves in deep space!