used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
bandagedadjectiveUS /ˈbændədʒd/
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There, Dave Kort was the first wilderness tramp to be remembered.
a youthful male person
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
brownedadjectiveUS /braʊnd/
(of skin) deeply suntanned
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
burdenedadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrdənd/
bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _Mars' fever they called it.
cheatverbUS /tʃiːt/
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
craggyadjectiveUS /ˈkræɡi/
having hills and crags
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
Dave
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From this reading There, Dave Kort was the first wilderness tramp to be remembered.
desertsnounUS /ˈdezərts/
plural of “desert” — arid land with little or no vegetation
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
doggedadjectiveUS /dɔːɡd/
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
remove the dust from
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading _Mars' fever they called it.
fibrenounUS /ˈfaɪbər/
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There, Dave Kort was the first wilderness tramp to be remembered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
frostbites
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From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
grimed
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From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
he'd
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From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
hutsnounUS /hʌts/
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
incrediblyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbli/
not easy to believe
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Mars' fever they called it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
Kort
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Laribee
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From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading _Mars' fever they called it.
MartiannounUS /ˈmɑːrʃən/
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
Nisson
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From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
and nothing more
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
arrange in a container
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
Planet'snounUS /ˈplænəts/
possessive form of “planet” — (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
plodverbUS /plɑːd/
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading There, Dave Kort was the first wilderness tramp to be remembered.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
seasonsnounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
shabbyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, Dave Kort was the first wilderness tramp to be remembered.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mars' fever they called it.
bound or secured closely
From this reading He was a great, craggy old man, incredibly grimed and browned, his frostbites bandaged with dry Martian leaves tied on with their own fibre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There, Dave Kort was the first wilderness tramp to be remembered.
trailersnounUS /ˈtreɪlərz/
plural of “trailer” — someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading There, Dave Kort was the first wilderness tramp to be remembered.
two-fifths-of-terrestrial
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From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading There, Dave Kort was the first wilderness tramp to be remembered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee?_ Port Laribee with its score of Nisson huts, sealed against the lifeless atmosphere, the red dust and the cold, was a shabby piece of Earth dropped onto Mars.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading In warm seasons he'd plod into Port Laribee, burdened by a pack that only the two-fifths-of-terrestrial gravity put within the range of human muscles.
