used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
at or in the front
From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.
asteroidnounUS /ˈæstərɔɪd/
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
asteroidsnounUS /ˈæstərɔɪdz/
plural of “asteroid” — any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
blastedadjectiveUS /ˈblæstəd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
the act of burning something
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
Earthmannoun
an inhabitant of the earth
From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
gutted
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From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.
Horla
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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
JunonounUS /ˈdʒuːnoʊ/
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.
Mercury'snounUS /ˈmɜːrkjəriz/
possessive form of “mercury” — a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
moonsnounUS /muːnz/
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.
on one occasion
From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
pillagenounUS /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
ramped
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From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.
Reggar
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From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
SaturnnounUS /ˈsætərn/
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
Shane
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From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
wastesnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
wreckagenounUS /ˈrekədʒ/
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
