1953
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From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had never had a headache like this.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
power to direct or determine
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading Lynne disliked the man from Mars on sight.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
the organ of sight
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
Fenlay
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From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
field-hockey
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From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lynne disliked the man from Mars on sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading But she had never had a headache like this.
headachesnounUS /ˈhedeɪks/
plural of “headache” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
launchingnounUS /ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ/
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But she had never had a headache like this.
Lynne
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From this reading Lynne disliked the man from Mars on sight.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
engage in
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Lynne disliked the man from Mars on sight.
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 Lynne disliked the man from Mars on sight.
memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
in motion
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But she had never had a headache like this.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lynne disliked the man from Mars on sight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
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 Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
seminarnounUS /ˈsemənɑːr/
any meeting for an exchange of ideas
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Lynne disliked the man from Mars on sight.
squarelyadverbUS /ˈskwerli/
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
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 _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lynne disliked the man from Mars on sight.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
precisely as stated
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
at the time that
From this reading There had been one as a result of her first field-hockey practice at the seminar, when she was twelve and the hard rubber ball caught her squarely above the left eye.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
a late time of life
From this reading _A new magazine should bring a new name to science fiction--and in this very novel and moving story we believe we are launching a career that will help make 1953 memorable._ Lynne Fenlay had had a few headaches in the course of her twenty-four years.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet drawn by forces beyond her control she let him carry her off to the Red Planet.
