used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And across that etheric sea was a whirling globe.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And across that etheric sea was a whirling globe.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading They had seen it from afar; they had seen its diminutive continents and its snow-clad poles....
anew
From this reading They would never see it again....
(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 "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were seeing an ocean of space, an endless void of empty black.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And across that etheric sea was a whirling globe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading They were seeing an ocean of space, an endless void of empty black.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
Chet's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
continentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənts/
plural of “continent” — one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading They had seen it from afar; they had seen its diminutive continents and its snow-clad poles....
power to direct or determine
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
countenancesnounUS /ˈkaʊntənənsɪz/
plural of “countenance” — the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
diminutiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/
very small
From this reading They had seen it from afar; they had seen its diminutive continents and its snow-clad poles....
emotionlessadjective
unmoved by feeling
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading They were seeing an ocean of space, an endless void of empty black.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading They were seeing an ocean of space, an endless void of empty black.
etheric
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And across that etheric sea was a whirling globe.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had seen it from afar; they had seen its diminutive continents and its snow-clad poles....
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading And across that etheric sea was a whirling globe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had seen it from afar; they had seen its diminutive continents and its snow-clad poles....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had seen it from afar; they had seen its diminutive continents and its snow-clad poles....
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had seen it from afar; they had seen its diminutive continents and its snow-clad poles....
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They would never see it again....
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading They were seeing an ocean of space, an endless void of empty black.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
by chance
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
a human being
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
polesnounUS /poʊlz/
plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading They had seen it from afar; they had seen its diminutive continents and its snow-clad poles....
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading And across that etheric sea was a whirling globe.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They would never see it again....
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading They were seeing an ocean of space, an endless void of empty black.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They had seen it from afar; they had seen its diminutive continents and its snow-clad poles....
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
snow-cladadjective
covered with snow
From this reading They had seen it from afar; they had seen its diminutive continents and its snow-clad poles....
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading They were seeing an ocean of space, an endless void of empty black.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were seeing an ocean of space, an endless void of empty black.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
voidadjectiveUS /vɔɪd/
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading They were seeing an ocean of space, an endless void of empty black.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Six to Four_" Perhaps to every person in that control room there came, as Chet's quiet, emotionless tones died away, the same mental picture; for there was the same dazed look on the countenances of all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were seeing an ocean of space, an endless void of empty black.
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading And across that etheric sea was a whirling globe.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would never see it again....
