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From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
AirportnounUS /ˈerpɔːrt/
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
captive-fate
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From this reading Gibson, Earth-spy off the derelict strathoship, well knew his captive-fate.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
derelictadjectiveUS /ˈderəlɪkt/
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading Gibson, Earth-spy off the derelict strathoship, well knew his captive-fate.
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading If he died, then died Diana, fair Goddess of the Moon.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
Earth-spy
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From this reading Gibson, Earth-spy off the derelict strathoship, well knew his captive-fate.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading If he died, then died Diana, fair Goddess of the Moon.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
GibsonnounUS /ˈɡɪbsən/
United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)
From this reading Gibson, Earth-spy off the derelict strathoship, well knew his captive-fate.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
GoddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading If he died, then died Diana, fair Goddess of the Moon.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
Gral-Thala
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From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gibson, Earth-spy off the derelict strathoship, well knew his captive-fate.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
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 Gibson, Earth-spy off the derelict strathoship, well knew his captive-fate.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
ManhattannounUS /mænˈhætən/
one of the five boroughs of New York City
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading If he died, then died Diana, fair Goddess of the Moon.
MunicipaladjectiveUS /mjuːˈnɪsəpəl/
relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Gibson, Earth-spy off the derelict strathoship, well knew his captive-fate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
perishedverbUS /ˈperɪʃt/
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
port-holes
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From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
Stratholiner
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From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
strathoship
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From this reading Gibson, Earth-spy off the derelict strathoship, well knew his captive-fate.
possessing sweep
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But if he died, then the Good Green planet perished from the Gray Death....
Tokyo-to-New
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From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Gibson, Earth-spy off the derelict strathoship, well knew his captive-fate.
white-and-gold
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From this reading Death hid behind a smile in the white-and-gold city of Gral-Thala.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The Tokyo-to-New York Stratholiner swept down toward the Manhattan Municipal Airport early on a winter evening, with the port-holes gleaming all along the 300-foot length of her polished steel body.
