aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, Tellurians, you are precisely on time."
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, Tellurians, you are precisely on time."
Arisia
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From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
CommissionernounUS /kəˈmɪʃənər/
a government administrator
From this reading Every man, from Commissioner and Councillor down, was taut and tense.
Councillornoun
a member of a council
From this reading Every man, from Commissioner and Councillor down, was taut and tense.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
definedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪnd/
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Every man, from Commissioner and Councillor down, was taut and tense.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every man, from Commissioner and Councillor down, was taut and tense.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading They expected the unexpected--and got it.
fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/
ludicrously odd
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every man, from Commissioner and Councillor down, was taut and tense.
the act of departing
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They expected the unexpected--and got it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
imaginaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
inertadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnɜːrt/
unable to move or resist motion
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They expected the unexpected--and got it.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Every man, from Commissioner and Councillor down, was taut and tense.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
not any; not one
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Ah, Tellurians, you are precisely on time."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
go across or through
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
preciselyadverbUS /prɪˈsaɪsli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Ah, Tellurians, you are precisely on time."
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
transport commercially
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
plural of “story” — 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 So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
superdreadnought
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From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
tautadjectiveUS /tɔːt/
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading Every man, from Commissioner and Councillor down, was taut and tense.
Tellurians
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From this reading "Ah, Tellurians, you are precisely on time."
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Every man, from Commissioner and Councillor down, was taut and tense.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They expected the unexpected--and got it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Ah, Tellurians, you are precisely on time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading They expected the unexpected--and got it.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
variantnounUS /ˈveriənt/
an event that departs from expectations
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every man, from Commissioner and Councillor down, was taut and tense.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The superdreadnought _Chicago_, as she approached the imaginary but nevertheless sharply defined boundary, which no other ship had been allowed to pass, went inert and crept forward, mile by mile.
widelyadverbUS /ˈwaɪdli/
to a great degree
From this reading So widely variant, so utterly fantastic, were the stories going around about this Arisia that no one knew what to expect.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, Tellurians, you are precisely on time."
