used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
assistverbUS /əˈsɪst/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
beadsnounUS /biːdz/
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It hadn't been decapitated; Martians lack external heads.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
black-shelled
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From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
BUGnounUS /bʌɡ/
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
decapitatedadjectiveUS /diˈkæpəteɪtɪd/
having had the head cut off
From this reading It hadn't been decapitated; Martians lack external heads.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
enslavementnounUS /enˈsleɪvmənt/
the state of being a slave
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
divisible by two
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
exploitedadjectiveUS /ˈeksplɔɪtəd/
developed or used to greatest advantage
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
externaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɜːrnəl/
happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
From this reading It hadn't been decapitated; Martians lack external heads.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
Fritz
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From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
graphicallyadverbUS /ˈɡræfɪkli/
in a diagrammatic manner
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
gummyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʌmi/
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
hadn't
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From this reading It hadn't been decapitated; Martians lack external heads.
HatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It hadn't been decapitated; Martians lack external heads.
humansnounUS /ˈhjuːmənz/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
impaledverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪld/
past form of “impale” — pierce with a sharp stake or point
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
JrnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading MARTIANS, KEEP OUT!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading It hadn't been decapitated; Martians lack external heads.
Leiber
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From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
lynch-law
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From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
MARTIANSnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃənz/
plural of “martian” — imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading MARTIANS, KEEP OUT!
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
and nothing more
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MARTIANS, KEEP OUT!
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
riskingverbUS /ˈrɪskɪŋ/
-ing form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
Scatterday
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From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
a person, without saying who
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
spikenounUS /spaɪk/
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
not moving or operating freely
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
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 The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
trafficway
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From this reading The stiff, black-shelled form, impaled on a spike beside the trafficway, with gummy beads of blue blood glistening in the sun, told the pretty little story much more graphically.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
weren't
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From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading By Fritz Leiber, Jr. _Hatred of the Martians was being deliberately exploited, and Scatterday knew why.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And the only way to fight the enslavement of humans, was to assist the Martians, even though it meant risking lynch-law!_ And as if that sign weren't enough, someone with a red spray pencil had added THAT MEANS YOU, BUG!
