used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
(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 But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
centersnounUS /ˈsentərz/
plural of “center” — an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading However, it'd been years since I'd come through here.
commendableadjectiveUS /kəˈmendəbəl/
worthy of high praise
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
congregatingnoun
the act of congregating
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
cowardsnounUS /ˈkaʊərdz/
plural of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
FenounUS /feɪ/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
halftrippers
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From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading However, it'd been years since I'd come through here.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it'd been years since I'd come through here.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
I'd
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From this reading However, it'd been years since I'd come through here.
I've
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From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
it'd
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From this reading However, it'd been years since I'd come through here.
lappingnounUS /ˈlæpɪŋ/
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
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 I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
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 _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
MartiannounUS /ˈmɑːrʃən/
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
Micheal
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From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
not any; not one
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
by chance
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
the possibility of future success
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
saddestadjectiveUS /ˈsædəst/
superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
Sam'snounUS /sæmz/
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
Sante
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From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
and nothing more
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading However, it'd been years since I'd come through here.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
spacebum
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From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
spaceport
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From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
strewnverbUS /struːn/
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
Terrans
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From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
terrorizedverbUS /ˈterəraɪzd/
past form of “terrorize” — coerce by violence or with threats
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading However, it'd been years since I'd come through here.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading But perhaps the saddest, and the most fearful of all was the immortal spacebum called Micheal._ This section of New Sante Fe was off my beaten track.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was sitting in an obscure tavern, called, with commendable restraint, simply Sam's Bar, lapping up Martian brandy and facing the prospect of returning to the spaceport in a few hours with no particular enthusiasm.
under normal conditions
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
in or at the place that
From this reading I've been on Mars a long time and am more than usually familiar with the various centers where we Terrans do our congregating.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
wrecksnounUS /reks/
plural of “wreck” — something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading _Mars was strewn with the human wrecks of halftrippers--terrorized cowards of space travel.
a late time of life
From this reading However, it'd been years since I'd come through here.
