used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
argueverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuː/
present reasons and arguments
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
bouldernounUS /ˈboʊldər/
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
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 Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
crushingadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
defensesnounUS /dɪˈfensəz/
plural of “defense” — (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
definitelyadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
explodingverbUS /ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ/
-ing form of “explode” — cause to burst with a violent release of energy
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
gullynounUS /ˈɡʌli/
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
how
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From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
JrnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
and nothing more
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
KirknounUS /kɜːrk/
a Scottish church
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
McKimmey
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From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
not in physical motion
From this reading Kirk poised motionless.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
and nothing more
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(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 Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
poisedadjectiveUS /pɔɪzd/
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
From this reading Kirk poised motionless.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
precariouslyadverbUS /prɪˈkeriəsli/
in a precarious manner
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
having a supporting base
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
teeterverbUS /ˈtiːtər/
move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
thornyadjectiveUS /ˈθɔːrni/
bristling with perplexities
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
William
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From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?_ By James McKimmey, Jr. This planet was remote and set apart, and nothing about it had made William Kirk think he might find human life.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet just beyond, through a thorny bush shaped like an exploding rose, Kirk had seen eyes and nose and a flash of yellow hair that were definitely human.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight.
