used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
beetlesnounUS /ˈbiːtəlz/
plural of “beetle” — insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
canceledverbUS /ˈkænsəld/
past form of “cancel” — postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
From this reading The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight.
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 The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did he get that way?
ecstasynounUS /ˈekstəsi/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
flaredverbUS /flerd/
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
brought together in one place
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How did he get that way?
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How did he get that way?
How
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From this reading How did he get that way?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
intrepidadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtrepəd/
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
engage in
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
mob-hate
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From this reading The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
pioneersnounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz/
plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
plasticadjectiveUS /ˈplæstɪk/
capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight.
rocketnounUS /ˈrɑːkət/
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
scheduledadjectiveUS /ˈskedʒʊld/
planned or scheduled for some certain time or times
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
StanleynounUS /ˈstænli/
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How did he get that way?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The crowd gathered to make a curious noise this cold grey morning before the scheduled Birth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon.
tumble-bugs
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From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading How did he get that way?
at the time that
From this reading The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading They arrived in gleaming scarlet tumble-bugs and yellow plastic beetles, yawning and singing and ready.
