used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
arrowing
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From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
placed crosswise
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
recognizable; marked
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
earth-like
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From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
Earthmannoun
an inhabitant of the earth
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
Enright
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From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
at any time
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
exceededverbUS /ɪkˈsiːdəd/
past form of “exceed” — be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
experimentaladjectiveUS /ɪkˌsperɪˈmentəl/
relating to or based on experiment
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
gulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
he'd
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From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
and nothing more
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
for more time
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
and nothing more
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
PilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
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 He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
transport commercially
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
spacecraftnounUS /ˈspeɪskræft/
a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
move hurridly
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
TestnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading Test Pilot Billy Enright looked down at the Earth so far below and decided that home had never looked so good to any man.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
in the direction of
From this reading He had driven faster, gone farther, and stayed away longer than any other human, and now he was happy to be arrowing down towards Mother Earth and home.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He and his experimental spacecraft had exceeded the speed of light, he had crossed the monstrous gulf between stars, and for eighteen months Billy Enright had walked upon the earth-like planet of another star.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
at the time that
From this reading But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious....
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light.
