Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

later than; following

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

(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 Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

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

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

from appearances alone

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

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

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

a person who is in charge

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

power to direct or determine

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

done or made or performed with purpose and intent

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

complete annihilation

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

noisy quarrel

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Get Peg here quick, Mart--we need a stenographer.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Get Peg here quick, Mart--we need a stenographer.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

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

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

make into a whole or make part of a whole

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

between or among stars

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

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

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

immediately past

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

past form of “launch” — set up or found

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

go away from a place

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

From this reading "Get Peg here quick, Mart--we need a stenographer.

by chance

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading "Get Peg here quick, Mart--we need a stenographer.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

on one occasion

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

possessive form of “operator” — (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

relatively far from a center or middle

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

above and across; more than

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

plural of “panel” — sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

From this reading "Get Peg here quick, Mart--we need a stenographer.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading "Get Peg here quick, Mart--we need a stenographer.

with speed

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)

From this reading "Get Peg here quick, Mart--we need a stenographer.

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

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

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

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

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

a professional killer who uses a gun

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

plural of “torpedo” — a professional killer who uses a gun

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

having come into contact

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

in the direction of

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

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

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading Interstellar Extermination "I hate to leave this meeting--it's great stuff" remarked Seaton as he flashed down to the torpedo room at Fenor's command to send recall messages to all outlying vessels, "but this machine isn't designed to let me be in more than two places at once.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Get Peg here quick, Mart--we need a stenographer.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading Wish it were--maybe after this fracas is over we'll be able to incorporate something like that into it."

in the company of; together with

From this reading The chief operator touched a lever and the chair upon which he sat, with all its control panels, slid rapidly across the floor toward an apparently blank wall.

a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

From this reading As he reached it, a port opened a metal scroll appeared, containing the numbers and last reported positions of all Fenachrone vessels outside the detector zone, and a vast magazine of torpedoes came up through the floor, with an automatic loader to place a torpedo under the operator's hand the instant its predecessor had been launched.