used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
atomsnounUS /ˈætəmz/
plural of “atom” — (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
can't
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From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “Everyone is carefully protected.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
Eddie
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From this reading “I would,” Eddie said.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
divisible by two
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
every person
From this reading “Everyone is carefully protected.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
the act of departing
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Everyone is carefully protected.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
protectedadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪd/
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
From this reading “Everyone is carefully protected.
radioactiveadjectiveUS /ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv/
exhibiting or caused by radioactivity
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
raysnounUS /reɪz/
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
Teena
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From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They see to that.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They see to that.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
uraniumnounUS /jərˈeɪniəm/
a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, anyway, if all of those uranium atoms were shooting radioactive rays around inside of that pile and doing nothing, there would be an awful lot of energy going to waste.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would,” Eddie said.
wouldn't
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From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wouldn’t want to work around a place where I might get shot at by—by dangerous rays you can’t even see,” Teena said.
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