adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
Annihilatornoun
a total destroyer
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS Dumbly the wanderers gazed at each other.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
comprehendverbUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/
get the meaning of something
From this reading They could not comprehend it at first.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not comprehend it at first.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
DIAMONDSnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS Dumbly the wanderers gazed at each other.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
Dumblyadverb
in a stupid manner
From this reading THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS Dumbly the wanderers gazed at each other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS Dumbly the wanderers gazed at each other.
FIELDnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS Dumbly the wanderers gazed at each other.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They could not comprehend it at first.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS Dumbly the wanderers gazed at each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet they had witnessed it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They could not comprehend it at first.
JacknounUS /dʒæk/
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not comprehend it at first.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS Dumbly the wanderers gazed at each other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS Dumbly the wanderers gazed at each other.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
projectilenounUS /prəˈdʒektəl/
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS Dumbly the wanderers gazed at each other.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not comprehend it at first.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
wanderersnounUS /ˈwɑːndərərz/
plural of “wanderer” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS Dumbly the wanderers gazed at each other.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading Yet they had witnessed it.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading That the projectile, on which their very lives depended in this dead world of the moon, should float away and leave them seemed incredible.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet they had witnessed it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do--do you really think we saw it--saw the _Annihilator_, Mark?" asked Jack in a low voice, after several minutes had passed.
