1930
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From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
2930
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
Atwood
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From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
detailedadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
yet to be or coming
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
ghostlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊstli/
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
ten 10s
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
Larry
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From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
outlinesnounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
RevolutionaryadjectiveUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃəneri/
markedly new or introducing radical change
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
cut with a saw
From this reading Larry saw the road widen.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It was a grey, ghostly landscape of trees and the road and the shadowy outlines of the Atwood house five hundred feet away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
at the time that
From this reading There had been the open country of Revolutionary times when this space was north of the city.
widenverbUS /ˈwaɪdən/
become broader or wider or more extensive
From this reading Larry saw the road widen.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was sufficiently slow traveling so that Larry could see from the cage window the actual detailed flow of movement: the changing outline of material objects around him.
a late time of life
From this reading _A Thousand Years into the Future_ 1930 to 2930--a thousand years in three hours.
