used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
Alcyonenoun
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among these people no audible language is used as a means of communication.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading Among these people no audible language is used as a means of communication.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading Among these people no audible language is used as a means of communication.
constellationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈleɪʃən/
an arrangement of parts or elements
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
constellationsnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “constellation” — an arrangement of parts or elements
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
distinctiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
set up or found
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among these people no audible language is used as a means of communication.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Among these people no audible language is used as a means of communication.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Among these people no audible language is used as a means of communication.
make reference to
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
MuteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading The Mute World.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
not any; not one
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Among these people no audible language is used as a means of communication.
planetsnounUS /ˈplænəts/
plural of “planet” — (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 On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
resemblingverbUS /rɪˈzembəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
revolvingverbUS /riˈvɑːlvɪŋ/
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
TaurusnounUS /ˈtɔːrəs/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mute World.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Among these people no audible language is used as a means of communication.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I proceeded on my journey until I had reached Alcyone in the famous constellation of Taurus.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Among these people no audible language is used as a means of communication.
vehiclenounUS /ˈviːhɪkəl/
a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The Mute World.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One might think that high civilization would be impossible without such a vehicle of thought.
but in spite of that
From this reading On one of the planets revolving around Alcyone, I found a distinctive class of human beings faintly resembling creatures that I had seen in several other constellations, but of which I have, as yet, made no special mention.
