used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
(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 There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
approximationsnounUS /əˌprɑːksəˈmeɪʃənz/
plural of “approximation” — an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
for the reason that
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
BetanounUS /ˈbeɪtə/
the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading He entered the laboratory on Latham Beta III, and his face fell.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
captorsnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
checkingverbUS /ˈtʃekɪŋ/
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
course-calculations
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From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He entered the laboratory on Latham Beta III, and his face fell.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He entered the laboratory on Latham Beta III, and his face fell.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He entered the laboratory on Latham Beta III, and his face fell.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Paul's first interest was his laboratory set-up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
gloatedverbUS /ˈɡloʊtɪd/
past form of “gloat” — dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
destroyed or killed
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul's first interest was his laboratory set-up.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
hookupnounUS /ˈhʊkʌp/
a device providing a connection between a power source and a user
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He entered the laboratory on Latham Beta III, and his face fell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Paul's first interest was his laboratory set-up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
jerkyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɜːrki/
lacking a steady rhythm
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
laboratorynounUS /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Paul's first interest was his laboratory set-up.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
Latham
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From this reading He entered the laboratory on Latham Beta III, and his face fell.
Latham's
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From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
Neoterra
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From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
information about recent and important events
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He entered the laboratory on Latham Beta III, and his face fell.
on one occasion
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
and nothing more
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
Paul'snounUS /pɔːlz/
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul's first interest was his laboratory set-up.
a full supply
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
established beyond doubt
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
set-up
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From this reading Paul's first interest was his laboratory set-up.
transport commercially
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
spacecraftnounUS /ˈspeɪskræft/
a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
three-wayadjectiveUS /ˈθriːweɪ/
involving three parties or elements
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
TripletsnounUS /ˈtrɪpləts/
plural of “triplet” — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The return to Latham's Triplets was jerky because he was uncertain of the distance and so they made it in five approximations, ending up finally with only a few hours to go for landing.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Once in space and safely away--Paul gloated that the former captors were without spacecraft now--he stopped the flight of the ship and spent a couple of hours making some course-calculations.
Z-wave
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From this reading There had been plenty of time for the three-way hookup to be established, and for all he knew the boys he had set to checking it might have completed the connection, proved in the Z-wave, and gone home to Neoterra with the glad news in their hands.
