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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a poor communications system, however, since it was but a one-way job.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
beam-director
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a poor communications system, however, since it was but a one-way job.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
camsnounUS /kæmz/
plural of “cam” — a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
centeredadjectiveUS /ˈsentərd/
being or placed in the center
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
communicationsnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃənz/
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
From this reading It was a poor communications system, however, since it was but a one-way job.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
controlledadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊld/
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
being one more than ten
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
Equilateralnoun
a figure whose sides are all equal
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was a poor communications system, however, since it was but a one-way job.
ten 10s
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
located inward
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
InterplanetaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈplænəteri/
between or among planets
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a poor communications system, however, since it was but a one-way job.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading It was a poor communications system, however, since it was but a one-way job.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
for more time
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
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 Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
mathematicsnounUS /ˌmæθəˈmætɪks/
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
message-answering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
not any; not one
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
one-wayadjectiveUS /ˈwʌnˈweɪ/
moving or permitting movement in one direction only
From this reading It was a poor communications system, however, since it was but a one-way job.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
for each
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
planetfall
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From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
planetsnounUS /ˈplænəts/
plural of “planet” — (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 No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It was a poor communications system, however, since it was but a one-way job.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
severedadjectiveUS /ˈsevərd/
detached by cutting
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
transport commercially
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was a poor communications system, however, since it was but a one-way job.
SolaradjectiveUS /ˈsoʊlər/
relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
terminalnounUS /ˈtɜːrmənəl/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
Terra
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From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Thirty hours out of Mars for Terra, the _Solar Queen_ sped along her silent, invisible course.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
velocitynounUS /vəˈlɑːsəti/
distance travelled per unit time
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
VenusnounUS /ˈviːnəs/
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
at the time that
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In spite of her thirty hours at 2-G, which brought her velocity to eleven hundred miles per second, the beam-director cams did their job well enough.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No longer was she completely severed from all connection with the planets of the inner system; the trick cams that controlled the beams at Venus Equilateral kept the ship centered by sheer mathematics.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Any message-answering would have to be done thirty hours later when the ship made planetfall, and the regular terminal office of Interplanetary Communications could be employed.
