used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lovely Brenda Carson, scholarly Jerome, pompous Livingston ... everyone aboard the _Seven Stars_ scoffed at the idea of a Phantom Pirate.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Lovely Brenda Carson, scholarly Jerome, pompous Livingston ... everyone aboard the _Seven Stars_ scoffed at the idea of a Phantom Pirate.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading But I.P. agent Jim Fanning didn't laugh.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He knew the luxury-liner's innocent looking cargo was already marked for plunder.
assignmentnounUS /əˈsaɪnmənt/
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading Part of my assignment on this space-flight of the _Seven Stars_ was to watch the girl.
in or near a particular place or position
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Brenda
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I.P. agent Jim Fanning didn't laugh.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading He knew the luxury-liner's innocent looking cargo was already marked for plunder.
CarsonnounUS /ˈkɑːrsən/
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
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didn't
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every person
From this reading Lovely Brenda Carson, scholarly Jerome, pompous Livingston ... everyone aboard the _Seven Stars_ scoffed at the idea of a Phantom Pirate.
FanningverbUS /ˈfænɪŋ/
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading But I.P. agent Jim Fanning didn't laugh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew the luxury-liner's innocent looking cargo was already marked for plunder.
a young female
From this reading Part of my assignment on this space-flight of the _Seven Stars_ was to watch the girl.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading That much, at least, wasn't hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew the luxury-liner's innocent looking cargo was already marked for plunder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I.P. agent Jim Fanning didn't laugh.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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free from evil or guilt
From this reading He knew the luxury-liner's innocent looking cargo was already marked for plunder.
JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
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Jim
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From this reading But I.P. agent Jim Fanning didn't laugh.
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 He knew the luxury-liner's innocent looking cargo was already marked for plunder.
the sound of laughing
From this reading But I.P. agent Jim Fanning didn't laugh.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading That much, at least, wasn't hard.
LivingstonnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
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the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
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appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
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luxury-liner's
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strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading He knew the luxury-liner's innocent looking cargo was already marked for plunder.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That much, at least, wasn't hard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Part of my assignment on this space-flight of the _Seven Stars_ was to watch the girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Part of my assignment on this space-flight of the _Seven Stars_ was to watch the girl.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading But I.P. agent Jim Fanning didn't laugh.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part of my assignment on this space-flight of the _Seven Stars_ was to watch the girl.
PhantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
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PiratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
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plundernounUS /ˈplʌn.dər/
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading He knew the luxury-liner's innocent looking cargo was already marked for plunder.
pompousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːmpəs/
puffed up with vanity
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scholarlyadjectiveUS /ˈskɑːlərli/
characteristic of scholars or scholarship
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scoffedverbUS /skɔːft/
past form of “scoff” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading Lovely Brenda Carson, scholarly Jerome, pompous Livingston ... everyone aboard the _Seven Stars_ scoffed at the idea of a Phantom Pirate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Lovely Brenda Carson, scholarly Jerome, pompous Livingston ... everyone aboard the _Seven Stars_ scoffed at the idea of a Phantom Pirate.
space-flight
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plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That much, at least, wasn't hard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lovely Brenda Carson, scholarly Jerome, pompous Livingston ... everyone aboard the _Seven Stars_ scoffed at the idea of a Phantom Pirate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Part of my assignment on this space-flight of the _Seven Stars_ was to watch the girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Part of my assignment on this space-flight of the _Seven Stars_ was to watch the girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew the luxury-liner's innocent looking cargo was already marked for plunder.
wasn't
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look attentively
From this reading Part of my assignment on this space-flight of the _Seven Stars_ was to watch the girl.
