Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

serving or used in place of another

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

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

From this reading AND ONE WOMAN.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

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

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

the act of breaking something

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading We could not decide which course to take.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading We could not decide which course to take.

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading We could not decide which course to take.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

aimless wandering from place to place

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

plural of “fastening” — restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

moving swiftly

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.

set up or found

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

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

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

favorable to life and growth

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

go away from a place

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.

(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading AND ONE WOMAN.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

more desirable than another

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

try to get or reach

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

not in physical motion

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

carry out

From this reading We could not decide which course to take.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

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

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading The moon was not a very hospitable place, to be sure, as we had thus far found it, but still we preferred it to the alternative of flying off into space in our glass car and becoming a new species of meteor.

bound or secured closely

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

distance travelled per unit time

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

precisely as stated

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

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

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We could not decide which course to take.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading AND ONE WOMAN.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading At the time we tied our car to the rocks, to prevent us from drifting away from the earth, we did not anticipate that the fastenings would receive any very severe strain, but now the velocity of the wind was such that there was great danger of our breaking away.

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet it seemed to be courting instant death to attempt to leave the car and seek for other shelter.