Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading There was only the one head--the thinking head, and that one had no eyes and was not covered with bone.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there the resemblance ended.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading There was only the one head--the thinking head, and that one had no eyes and was not covered with bone.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She--it--looked something like a Dhilian, she thought at first.

having a hemispherical vault or dome

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

increase twofold

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

of great mass; huge and bulky

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading But there the resemblance ended.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

opinion or judgment

From this reading There was only the one head--the thinking head, and that one had no eyes and was not covered with bone.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

in a gradual manner

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There was only the one head--the thinking head, and that one had no eyes and was not covered with bone.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

not capable of movement or of being moved

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

occurring or falling between events or points in time

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She--it--looked something like a Dhilian, she thought at first.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

staying power

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She--it--looked something like a Dhilian, she thought at first.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She--it--looked something like a Dhilian, she thought at first.

not any; not one

From this reading There was only the one head--the thinking head, and that one had no eyes and was not covered with bone.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was only the one head--the thinking head, and that one had no eyes and was not covered with bone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There was only the one head--the thinking head, and that one had no eyes and was not covered with bone.

and nothing more

From this reading There was only the one head--the thinking head, and that one had no eyes and was not covered with bone.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading But there the resemblance ended.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading She--it--looked something like a Dhilian, she thought at first.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

sit on one's heels

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

having a short and solid form or stature

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was only the one head--the thinking head, and that one had no eyes and was not covered with bone.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading There was only the one head--the thinking head, and that one had no eyes and was not covered with bone.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She--it--looked something like a Dhilian, she thought at first.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

past form of “waft” — be driven or carried along, as by the air

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading As she was wafted gently across the intervening space upon a pencil of force, Kathryn took her first good look at the precisionist himself--or herself.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There was the squat, powerful, elephantine body with its four stocky legs; the tremendous double shoulders and enormous arms; the domed, almost immobile head.