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In the cold-lock, the warm air pouring in was almost stifling. Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!" "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly. "We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal. A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.”
for each
From this reading “"We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
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From this reading In the cold-lock, the warm air pouring in was almost stifling.
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From this reading In the cold-lock, the warm air pouring in was almost stifling.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"
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From this reading "We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal.
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From this reading "We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal.
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From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
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From this reading In the cold-lock, the warm air pouring in was almost stifling.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal.
to think that something will happen
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
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From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
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From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
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From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the cold-lock, the warm air pouring in was almost stifling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
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From this reading "We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal.
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From this reading Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
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From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
above and across; more than
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
for each
From this reading "We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the cold-lock, the warm air pouring in was almost stifling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are drawing--call it sixty per cent of normal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the cold-lock, the warm air pouring in was almost stifling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the cold-lock, the warm air pouring in was almost stifling.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
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From this reading In the cold-lock, the warm air pouring in was almost stifling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the cold-lock, the warm air pouring in was almost stifling.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
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From this reading Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
at the time that
From this reading A shade over one-tenth of what they must expect to draw when the real cold hits them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Riki said defiantly: "You might as well tell me now!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We could draw one-fifth as much power, here, as the same sized grid would yield on your home world," he said grimly.
