used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least two persons live in each of us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
a young person of either sex
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
classicnounUS /ˈklæsɪk/
a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
collaborationsnounUS /ˌkɑːləbərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “collaboration” — act of working jointly
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
CyrilnounUS /ˈsɪrəl/
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
greatly pleased
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At least two persons live in each of us.
entertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
every person
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
fantasynounUS /ˈfæntəsi/
imagination unrestricted by reality
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
Frederik
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From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
GagverbUS /ɡæɡ/
prevent from speaking out
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At least two persons live in each of us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At least one of them is Joe.
Joe
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From this reading At least one of them is Joe.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
Kornbluth
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From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least two persons live in each of us.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading At least two persons live in each of us.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
MerchantsnounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃənts/
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
Merril
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From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
novelsnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At least two persons live in each of us.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At least one of them is Joe.
pantsnounUS /pænts/
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading At least two persons live in each of us.
Pohl
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From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
tagverbUS /tæɡ/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At least one of them is Joe.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At least two persons live in each of us.
the topmost one of two
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At least two persons live in each of us.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are delighted to present him in a little story that should scare the pants off everybody._ Joe had quite a day for himself Thursday and as usual I had to tag along.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading His "Little Black Gag" is already accepted as a classic, his collaborations with Judith Merril "Mars Child" and Frederik Pohl "The Space Merchants," novels of high entertainment and worth.
the act of creating written works
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _For a young man Cyril Kornbluth has been around a long time--at least in the upper reaches of science fiction and fantasy writing.
