1777
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From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
1935
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From this reading The same space; but what a gulf between him and 1935!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The same space; but what a gulf between him and 1935!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
Atwood
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From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The same space; but what a gulf between him and 1935!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
desolatelyadverb
in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
at any time
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
enclose with a fence
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
gulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading The same space; but what a gulf between him and 1935!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The same space; but what a gulf between him and 1935!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
intense and profound fear
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
how
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From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
HumanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
Larry
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From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
MaroonedadjectiveUS /mərˈuːnd/
cut off or left behind
From this reading Marooned in 1777!
moonlitadjectiveUS /ˈmuːnlɪt/
lighted by moonlight
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
RevolutionaryadjectiveUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃəneri/
markedly new or introducing radical change
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same space; but what a gulf between him and 1935!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
in a strange manner
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
Time-traveling
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From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
Tina
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From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
vehiclenounUS /ˈviːhɪkəl/
a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
precisely as stated
From this reading A Very Human Princess That night in 1777 near the home of the murdered Major Atwood brought to Larry the most strangely helpless feeling he had ever experienced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The same space; but what a gulf between him and 1935!
in or at the place that
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He crouched with Tina beneath a tree in a corner of the field, gazing with horror at the little moonlit space by the fence where their Time-traveling vehicle should have been but now was gone.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Larry had not realized how desolately remote this Revolutionary New York was from the great future city in which he had lived.
