used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
at or in the front
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
bathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
bull-voiced
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From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
cavernsnounUS /ˈkævərnz/
plural of “cavern” — any large dark enclosed space
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
civilizedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading Venus was civilized ... so the Universe thought!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
defiantadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪənt/
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What in hell does this mean?"
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
set up or found
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
a young female
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
grizzledadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪzəld/
having dark hairs mixed with grey or white
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
hard-jawed
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From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "What in hell does this mean?"
intense and profound fear
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
imaginings
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From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
and nothing more
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
a narrow way or road
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
Mallory's
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From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What in hell does this mean?"
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
and nothing more
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
OrestesnounUS /ɔːˈrestiz/
(Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
shimmeringverbUS /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
transport commercially
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Venus was civilized ... so the Universe thought!
with low volume
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
sootheverbUS /suːð/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
not in physical motion
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Venus was civilized ... so the Universe thought!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What in hell does this mean?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Venus was civilized ... so the Universe thought!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
very small
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading The shimmering reflection of the planet Venus, only a few thousand miles ahead, bathed the trim, hard-jawed man and the softly pretty girl in a gentle glow, but it failed to soothe the grizzled space ship skipper.
turretnounUS /ˈtɜːrət/
a small tower extending above a building
From this reading They stood in the _Orestes'_ tiny observation turret, Mallory's defiant arm still tight about the slim and lovely girl, just exactly as bull-voiced Captain Lane had found them.
UniversenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Venus was civilized ... so the Universe thought!
VenusnounUS /ˈviːnəs/
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading Venus was civilized ... so the Universe thought!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Venus was civilized ... so the Universe thought!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What in hell does this mean?"
wildestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪldɪst/
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading But deep in its midnight caverns ... beyond light, beyond the wildest imaginings of an ordered System ... dwelt Horror.
