used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --Sherlock Holmes They just didn't give a damn.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What was vital was over-laid and hidden by what was irrelevant."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
Bedevin
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From this reading The same thing happened to the crew of the GSS _Bedevin_ after the skirmish in the Great Rift.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What was vital was over-laid and hidden by what was irrelevant."
an occurrence of something
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The same thing happened to the crew of the GSS _Bedevin_ after the skirmish in the Great Rift.
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading --Sherlock Holmes They just didn't give a damn.
didn't
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From this reading --Sherlock Holmes They just didn't give a damn.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading --Sherlock Holmes They just didn't give a damn.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The same thing happened to the crew of the GSS _Bedevin_ after the skirmish in the Great Rift.
GSS
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From this reading The same thing happened to the crew of the GSS _Bedevin_ after the skirmish in the Great Rift.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The same thing happened to the crew of the GSS _Bedevin_ after the skirmish in the Great Rift.
not accessible to view
From this reading What was vital was over-laid and hidden by what was irrelevant."
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading --Sherlock Holmes They just didn't give a damn.
hootsnounUS /huːts/
plural of “hoot” — a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
irrelevantadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreləvənt/
having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
From this reading What was vital was over-laid and hidden by what was irrelevant."
and nothing more
From this reading --Sherlock Holmes They just didn't give a damn.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
Leymon's
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From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
over-laid
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From this reading What was vital was over-laid and hidden by what was irrelevant."
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
RiftnounUS /rɪft/
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading The same thing happened to the crew of the GSS _Bedevin_ after the skirmish in the Great Rift.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same thing happened to the crew of the GSS _Bedevin_ after the skirmish in the Great Rift.
SherlocknounUS /ˈʃɜːrlɑːk/
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
From this reading --Sherlock Holmes They just didn't give a damn.
short-circuited
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From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
skirmishnounUS /ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/
a minor short-term fight
From this reading The same thing happened to the crew of the GSS _Bedevin_ after the skirmish in the Great Rift.
in or at or to some place
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
survivorsnounUS /sərˈvaɪvərz/
plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --Sherlock Holmes They just didn't give a damn.
a special situation
From this reading The same thing happened to the crew of the GSS _Bedevin_ after the skirmish in the Great Rift.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The same thing happened to the crew of the GSS _Bedevin_ after the skirmish in the Great Rift.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "The principal difficulty in the case ... lay in the fact of there being too much evidence.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
vitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading What was vital was over-laid and hidden by what was irrelevant."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was vital was over-laid and hidden by what was irrelevant."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was vital was over-laid and hidden by what was irrelevant."
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The first load of survivors brought back after the Battle of Leymon's Star had been short-circuited somewhere, and they didn't give two hoots whether they lived or died.
