used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
admiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
AlbionnounUS /ˈælbiən/
archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
auditoriumnounUS /ˌɔːdəˈtɔːriəm/
the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
battlegroundnounUS /ˈbætəlɡraʊnd/
a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
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battleshipnounUS /ˈbætəlʃɪp/
large and heavily armoured warship
From this reading The bulkheads of the mighty battleship rocked with the song welling from five thousand throats.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
bulkheadsnounUS /ˈbʌlkhedz/
plural of “bulkhead” — a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
From this reading The bulkheads of the mighty battleship rocked with the song welling from five thousand throats.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
cruiseverbUS /kruːz/
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
definitelyadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
doom-ship
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
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mat together and make felt-like
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
Harrigan
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From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
hatchverbUS /hætʃ/
emerge from the eggs
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
HQnoun
the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
HymnnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
a small worthless amount
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
lurkingverbUS /ˈlɜːrkɪŋ/
-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
manningverbUS /ˈmænɪŋ/
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
MikenounUS /maɪk/
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
muscularadjectiveUS /ˈmʌskjələr/
of or relating to or consisting of muscle
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
O'BriennounUS /oʊˈbraɪɪn/
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bulkheads of the mighty battleship rocked with the song welling from five thousand throats.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
posedadjectiveUS /poʊzd/
arranged for pictorial purposes
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a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
rockedverbUS /rɑːkt/
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The bulkheads of the mighty battleship rocked with the song welling from five thousand throats.
shake-down
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From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The bulkheads of the mighty battleship rocked with the song welling from five thousand throats.
space-cadets
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Spaceman's
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From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
starryadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːriː/
abounding with or resembling stars
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swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
Terra
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
throatsnounUS /θroʊts/
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading The bulkheads of the mighty battleship rocked with the song welling from five thousand throats.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Captain Mike O'Brien, short, muscular and definitely Irish, joined the admiral at the balcony hatch; together they looked down upon the huge ship's auditorium.
Vice-Admiral
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From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
wellingverbUS /ˈwelɪŋ/
-ing form of “well” — come up, as of a liquid
From this reading The bulkheads of the mighty battleship rocked with the song welling from five thousand throats.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Return immediately to Terra Base!_" Which posed a problem ... for lurking in starry battleground, somewhere between Earth and the doom-ship, was half the Xantu fleet!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Five thousand green space-cadets, manning the mighty _Albion_ on their shake-down cruise, heard that grim message from HQ: "_War with Xantu!
Xantu
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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As the young, eager voices swelled into the chorus of "The Spaceman's Hymn," Vice-Admiral Jack Harrigan felt a lump grow in his own throat.
