used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Worse, would a robot secretly take her place?...
abnormallyadverbUS /æbˈnɔːrməli/
in an abnormal manner
From this reading The never-ending racket of traffic was torture to his abnormally acute ears.
acuteadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːt/
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading The never-ending racket of traffic was torture to his abnormally acute ears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
atmosphericadjectiveUS /ˌætməˈsferɪk/
relating to or located in the atmosphere
From this reading Increased atmospheric pressure did funny things to his chest and stomach.
BentonnounUS /ˈbentən/
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
boringadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Increased atmospheric pressure did funny things to his chest and stomach.
definitelyadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Increased atmospheric pressure did funny things to his chest and stomach.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The never-ending racket of traffic was torture to his abnormally acute ears.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
set up or found
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Increased atmospheric pressure did funny things to his chest and stomach.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Worse, would a robot secretly take her place?...
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading Increased atmospheric pressure did funny things to his chest and stomach.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
long-anticipated
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From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
never-endingadjectiveUS /ˌnevərˈendɪŋ/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading The never-ending racket of traffic was torture to his abnormally acute ears.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Worse, would a robot secretly take her place?...
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading Increased atmospheric pressure did funny things to his chest and stomach.
racketnounUS /ˈrækɪt/
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading The never-ending racket of traffic was torture to his abnormally acute ears.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
robotnounUS /ˈroʊbɑːt/
a mechanism that can move automatically
From this reading Worse, would a robot secretly take her place?...
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading Worse, would a robot secretly take her place?...
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading Increased atmospheric pressure did funny things to his chest and stomach.
carry out
From this reading Worse, would a robot secretly take her place?...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Increased atmospheric pressure did funny things to his chest and stomach.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
Tommy
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From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading The never-ending racket of traffic was torture to his abnormally acute ears.
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading The never-ending racket of traffic was torture to his abnormally acute ears.
twenty-first-century
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From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Tommy hated Earth, knowing his mother might go home to Mars without him.
wondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Worse, would a robot secretly take her place?...
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Worse, would a robot secretly take her place?...
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Tommy Benton, on his first visit to Earth, found the long-anticipated wonders of twenty-first-century New York thrilling the first week, boring and unhappy the second week, and at the end of the third he was definitely ready to go home.
