used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A strange, intense smile came over Lan Sur's face.
alien's
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From this reading Fire lighted the alien's eyes.
(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 "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A strange, intense smile came over Lan Sur's face.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Fire lighted the alien's eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A strange, intense smile came over Lan Sur's face.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Fire lighted the alien's eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
galaxynounUS /ˈɡæləksi/
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading A strange, intense smile came over Lan Sur's face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
LannounUS /læn/
a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
From this reading A strange, intense smile came over Lan Sur's face.
set afire or burning
From this reading Fire lighted the alien's eyes.
millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A strange, intense smile came over Lan Sur's face.
peoplesnounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
any competition
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
relatesverbUS /rɪˈleɪts/
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A strange, intense smile came over Lan Sur's face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange, intense smile came over Lan Sur's face.
Sur's
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From this reading A strange, intense smile came over Lan Sur's face.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "Our history relates of one race that tried to avoid its destiny.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading These peoples scattered to the four winds in millions of ships in their attempt to hide from us."
a late time of life
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It took more than a thousand of your years to track them all down, and we covered more than half the galaxy in doing so.
