Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

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From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

to a considerable degree

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

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From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

made industrial; converted to industrialism

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

past form of “invest” — make an investment

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

conformity or harmony

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

set down according to a plan

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

plural of “landing” — an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

a brief written record

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

any material used especially to protect something

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

(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 It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

communicate vividly

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

plural of “spaceship” — a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

plural of “spoke” — support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

based in scientific and industrial progress

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading New Austin spaceport was a huge place, a good fifty miles outside the city.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading On the other hand, Old Texas, on Terra, had been heavily industrialized; so much so that the state itself could handle the gigantic project of building enough spaceships to move almost the whole population into space.

belonging to which person

From this reading Might be foreign capital invested there, and I made a mental note to find out whose.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As we descended, I could see that it was laid out like a wheel, with the landings and the blast-off stands around the hub, and high buildings--packing houses and refrigeration plants--along the many spokes.