airfield's
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From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
airportnounUS /ˈerpɔːrt/
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
From this reading The airport people had asked V'gu, politely, to move it.
alienadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The airport people had asked V'gu, politely, to move it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
bombsnounUS /bɑːmz/
plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
power to direct or determine
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
crudeadjectiveUS /kruːd/
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
forcingverbUS /ˈfɔːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading Nobody had suggested _forcing_ V'gu to move his ship.
set up or found
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The airport people had asked V'gu, politely, to move it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nobody had suggested _forcing_ V'gu to move his ship.
hydrogennounUS /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
indifferencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns/
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
an occurrence of something
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
most important element
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The airport people had asked V'gu, politely, to move it.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody had suggested _forcing_ V'gu to move his ship.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The airport people had asked V'gu, politely, to move it.
planenounUS /pleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
politelyadverbUS /pəˈlaɪtli/
in a polite manner
From this reading The airport people had asked V'gu, politely, to move it.
primitiveadjectiveUS /ˈprɪmətɪv/
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
ritesnounUS /raɪts/
plural of “rite” — an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
runwaynounUS /ˈrʌnweɪ/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
transport commercially
From this reading Nobody had suggested _forcing_ V'gu to move his ship.
spaceshipnounUS /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/
a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
squatted
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From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Nobody had suggested _forcing_ V'gu to move his ship.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
Terran
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From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
V'gu
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From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _V'gu found Earth primitive and crude._ _Its hydrogen bombs, for instance...._ There was the alien spaceship.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It squatted in the middle of the airfield's main runway, in the way of every plane landing and taking off, to the complete confusion of traffic control.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had looked at them with blank indifference, and gone on making notes on Terran marriage rites.
