a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "Frankly, Mr. Murdock, your account of yourself is laconic to say the least."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
bracedadjectiveUS /breɪst/
positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "It is the little death," they whispered.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
eyedadjectiveUS /aɪd/
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
FranklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading "Frankly, Mr. Murdock, your account of yourself is laconic to say the least."
Gavin
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From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
intense and profound fear
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the little death," they whispered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the little death," they whispered.
laconicadjectiveUS /lɑːˈkɑːnɪk/
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
From this reading "Frankly, Mr. Murdock, your account of yourself is laconic to say the least."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Frankly, Mr. Murdock, your account of yourself is laconic to say the least."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It is the little death," they whispered.
manhunter
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From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
MartiannounUS /ˈmɑːrʃən/
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading The Martian sniffed.
miasmanounUS /miˈæzmə/
an unwholesome atmosphere
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
become covered with mist
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Frankly, Mr. Murdock, your account of yourself is laconic to say the least."
Murdock
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From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Frankly, Mr. Murdock, your account of yourself is laconic to say the least."
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
express in words
From this reading "Frankly, Mr. Murdock, your account of yourself is laconic to say the least."
term of address for a man
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
sniffedverbUS /snɪft/
past form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading The Martian sniffed.
spaceshipnounUS /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/
a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
startsnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is the little death," they whispered.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is the little death," they whispered.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Frankly, Mr. Murdock, your account of yourself is laconic to say the least."
unguessable
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From this reading Gavin Murdock, hardened manhunter, coldly eyed the evil miasma rising through the mystery spaceship and braced himself for unguessable horror....
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
at the time that
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "It is the little death," they whispered.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
you'll
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From this reading "When that yellow mist starts creeping, you'll wish you were dead, sir."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Frankly, Mr. Murdock, your account of yourself is laconic to say the least."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Frankly, Mr. Murdock, your account of yourself is laconic to say the least."
