Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

(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 The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

exhausted as a result of longtime stress

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

a sheath worn to protect a finger

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Oh! de-ar Mammy Moon--what a shock she'll get."

let fall to the ground

From this reading Will it--really--drop a pound weight of steel upon the head of the Man in the Moon?...

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

at any time

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

start firing a weapon

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Oh! de-ar Mammy Moon--what a shock she'll get."

a young female

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Such a hard egg, too!

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Will it--really--drop a pound weight of steel upon the head of the Man in the Moon?...

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Will it--really--drop a pound weight of steel upon the head of the Man in the Moon?...

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Will it--really--drop a pound weight of steel upon the head of the Man in the Moon?...

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

of or relating to or associated with the moon

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

From this reading Oh! de-ar Mammy Moon--what a shock she'll get."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Will it--really--drop a pound weight of steel upon the head of the Man in the Moon?...

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Will it--really--drop a pound weight of steel upon the head of the Man in the Moon?...

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh! de-ar Mammy Moon--what a shock she'll get."

visual imagery

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

From this reading Will it--really--drop a pound weight of steel upon the head of the Man in the Moon?...

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Oh! de-ar Mammy Moon--what a shock she'll get."

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading Oh! de-ar Mammy Moon--what a shock she'll get."

resembling or reminiscent of silver

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

being one more than fifteen

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

weep convulsively

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

From this reading Will it--really--drop a pound weight of steel upon the head of the Man in the Moon?...

not in physical motion

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such a hard egg, too!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Such a hard egg, too!

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading Will it--really--drop a pound weight of steel upon the head of the Man in the Moon?...

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Oh! de-ar Mammy Moon--what a shock she'll get."

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

belonging to which person

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading A QUAKER GUN "And will the Thunder Bird really lay its egg upon the moon?

in the company of; together with

From this reading The girl, the fifteen-year-old Camp Fire Girl--all but sixteen now--to whom Mammy Moon had been the fairy foster-mother of her childhood, ever since she lay, wakeful, in her little cot, looking up at that silvery face of a burnt-out satellite, picturing it the gate of Heaven and her mother's spirit as bathed in the soft, lunar radiance behind it, caught her breath with a wild little gasp whose triumph was a sob upon the still laboratory air.