used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
Admiralty-style
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From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
eagerly desirous
From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
any person at all
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
any thing at all
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
automobilesnounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːlz/
plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
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food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
can't
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caviarnounUS /ˈkæviɑːr/
salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
compareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
couldn't
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From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
day-oldadjective
not fresh today
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
doesn't
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From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
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the act of consuming food
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
at any time
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
expectancynounUS /ɪkˈspektənsi/
an expectation
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
ExplorationnounUS /ˌeksplərˈeɪʃən/
to travel for the purpose of discovery
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
favorablyadverbUS /ˈfeɪvərəbli/
showing approval
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
furnacenounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
grownupnounUS /ˈɡroʊnʌp/
a fully developed person from maturity onward
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
half-starved
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From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
litteredadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtərd/
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
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be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
engage in
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
have ownership or possession of
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pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
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affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
ProneadjectiveUS /proʊn/
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
ratholenoun
a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
To recall to mind.
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
rookienounUS /ˈrʊki/
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
transport commercially
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
spaceshipnounUS /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/
a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
staterooms
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From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
steaknounUS /steɪk/
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
steppingverbUS /ˈstepɪŋ/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
trippingadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/
characterized by a buoyant rhythm
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
unemploymentnounUS /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
the state of being unemployed or not having a job
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
precisely as stated
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
which person or people
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
wiltedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪltɪd/
(of plants) limp due to heat, loss of water, or disease
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
won't
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From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
