used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
CeresnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
CometnounUS /ˈkɑːmət/
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
Comet'snounUS /ˈkɑːməts/
possessive form of “comet” — (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
control-room
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From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
crippledadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪpəld/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
Darkside
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From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Darkside had a way of doing that to people.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
etchedadjectiveUS /etʃt/
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
apart from; not including
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
fabledadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪbəld/
celebrated in fable or legend
From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
FRED
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From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
frigidadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪdʒəd/
sexually unresponsive
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
Grant'snounUS /ɡrænts/
possessive form of “grant” — any monetary aid
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
hard-bittenadjective
tough and callous by virtue of experience
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
JrnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
KennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
KUMMER
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From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
life-givingadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfɡɪvɪŋ/
giving or having the power to give life and spirit
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
oxygennounUS /ˈɑːksədʒən/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Darkside had a way of doing that to people.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
spectraladjectiveUS /ˈspektrəl/
of or relating to a spectrum
From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
stalkedadjectiveUS /stɔːkt/
having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
From this reading Outside, on Ceres' fabled Darkside, stalked death in awful, spectral form.
tannounUS /tæn/
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Darkside had a way of doing that to people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Darkside had a way of doing that to people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Comet's_ control-room was silent except for the monotonous beat of Ken Grant's restless pacing.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading By FRED A. KUMMER, Jr. Inside the crippled _Comet_, a hard-bitten crew watched the life-giving oxygen run low.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Darkside had a way of doing that to people.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Six months on Ceres' frigid, shadowy Darkside had driven the tan from his face, etched lines of worry about his mouth.
