Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

(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 heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

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

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

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From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

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From this reading OUR BOOKING-OFFICE.

confined by bonds

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

a youthful male person

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

third-person singular of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

characterized by great determination

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

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From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

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From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

a young female

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

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From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

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

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

in the manner of Victor Hugo

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

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

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

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From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

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

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

immediately past

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

engage in

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

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From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

used to form the superlative

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

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From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading OUR BOOKING-OFFICE.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

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From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

have sovereign power

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

plural of “romance” — a relationship between two lovers

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

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

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

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From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

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

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

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

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

in an unambiguous manner

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading Two gentlemen of artistic and literary attainments, having studied the romances of VICTOR HUGO for the sake of being inspired by that Grand Old Master's style, determined to essay a "thriller" of most tragic type.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

which person or people

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In their one-volume Hugoesque romance, _The Earth Girl_, bound in pale grass-green, with blood-red title, they have most unequivocally succeeded.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The heroine, The Earth Girl, who, at the last, is sent back whence she came, and so ends by being the "Earth-to-Earth" Girl, is named _Terra_; she commences by being _Terra Incognita_, she is never _Terra Firma_, but her existence, in its consequences to all who come within her influence, is quite a reign of _Terra_.

English architect (1746-1813)

From this reading These two single authors, Messrs. WYATT and ROSS, being rolled into one, wanted, like the Pickwickian Fat Boy, "to make our flesh creep."