used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But no physicians ever attended Frane's murders, except at inquests.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading But no physicians ever attended Frane's murders, except at inquests.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
bloodyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdi/
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading Three crewmen, still warm, lay at their posts with bloody splotches staining their tunic pockets.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no physicians ever attended Frane's murders, except at inquests.
captain'snounUS /ˈkæptənz/
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
power to direct or determine
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
crewmennounUS /ˈkruːmɪn/
plural of “crewman” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Three crewmen, still warm, lay at their posts with bloody splotches staining their tunic pockets.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
emotionaladjectiveUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
at any time
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
apart from; not including
From this reading But no physicians ever attended Frane's murders, except at inquests.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
flaredverbUS /flerd/
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
Frane
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From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
Frane's
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From this reading But no physicians ever attended Frane's murders, except at inquests.
garmentnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənt/
an article of clothing
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
inquests
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From this reading But no physicians ever attended Frane's murders, except at inquests.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Three crewmen, still warm, lay at their posts with bloody splotches staining their tunic pockets.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
murdersnounUS /ˈmɜːrdərz/
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading But no physicians ever attended Frane's murders, except at inquests.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
neuraladjectiveUS /ˈnʊrəl/
of or relating to the nervous system
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
not any; not one
From this reading But no physicians ever attended Frane's murders, except at inquests.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
nylonnounUS /ˈnaɪlɑːn/
a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
olfactoryadjectiveUS /oʊlˈfæktəri/
of or relating to olfaction
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
passagewaynounUS /ˈpæsədʒweɪ/
a passage between rooms or between buildings
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
pervertedadjectiveUS /pərˈvɜːrtɪd/
(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
physiciansnounUS /fəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But no physicians ever attended Frane's murders, except at inquests.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Three crewmen, still warm, lay at their posts with bloody splotches staining their tunic pockets.
postsnounUS /poʊsts/
plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
From this reading Three crewmen, still warm, lay at their posts with bloody splotches staining their tunic pockets.
psychiatristnounUS /səˈkaɪətrəst/
a physician who specializes in psychiatry
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
sadisticadjectiveUS /səˈdɪstɪk/
deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
space-freighter
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From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
spaceman's
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From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
spaceways
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From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
splotches
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From this reading Three crewmen, still warm, lay at their posts with bloody splotches staining their tunic pockets.
stainingnounUS /ˈsteɪnɪŋ/
(histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
From this reading Three crewmen, still warm, lay at their posts with bloody splotches staining their tunic pockets.
not in physical motion
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
sweatingnounUS /ˈswetɪŋ/
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Three crewmen, still warm, lay at their posts with bloody splotches staining their tunic pockets.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three crewmen, still warm, lay at their posts with bloody splotches staining their tunic pockets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A psychiatrist could have told him that this was a neural confusion of olfactory sensation with the perverted emotional excitement of murder.
triggermannoun
a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
tunicnounUS /ˈtuːnɪk/
an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
From this reading Three crewmen, still warm, lay at their posts with bloody splotches staining their tunic pockets.
underwearnounUS /ˈʌndərwer/
undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
webbedadjectiveUS /webd/
(of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
which person or people
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
wholesaleadverbUS /ˈhoʊlseɪl/
at a wholesale price
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Who ever thought that Frane Lewis--wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate--would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?_ Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room.
