used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
beat-upadjective
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading They hated this little beat-up old guy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
cosmicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːzmɪk/
of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
detectorsnounUS /dɪˈtektərz/
plural of “detector” — any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
divisible by two
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
GalaxynounUS /ˈɡæləksi/
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading They hated this little beat-up old guy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Something had happened.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading They hated this little beat-up old guy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They hated this little beat-up old guy.
Marsport
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mechanicsnounUS /məˈkænɪks/
the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
meteornounUS /ˈmiːtiər/
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
Nibley
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From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They hated this little beat-up old guy.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
transport commercially
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
smashverbUS /smæʃ/
hit hard
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something had happened.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
super-sensitive
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From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
TERRA
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From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hated this little beat-up old guy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They hated this little beat-up old guy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something was wrong.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Nibley stood in the changing shadows and sounds of Marsport, watching the great supply ship TERRA being entered and left by a number of officials and mechanics.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track a meteor clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive detectors?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Something was wrong.
