Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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From this reading Under this pressure the friction in Unit 42-D became greater and greater.

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

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

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

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

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

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

any thing at all

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

someone with the power to settle matters at will

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

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

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

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From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Under this pressure the friction in Unit 42-D became greater and greater.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

seemingly without interruption

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Under this pressure the friction in Unit 42-D became greater and greater.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

worth having or seeking or achieving

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

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From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

plural of “exercise” — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

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From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

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From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

a state of conflict between persons

From this reading Under this pressure the friction in Unit 42-D became greater and greater.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

in a gradual manner

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading Under this pressure the friction in Unit 42-D became greater and greater.

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

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

From this reading Under this pressure the friction in Unit 42-D became greater and greater.

plural of “insult” — a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

a region in central Italy

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

come together

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

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

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

of trees whose leaves are acerate

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

moving to a position on a surface

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

plural 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 The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

the possibility of future success

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

plural of “rigor” — something hard to endure

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

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From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

so extremely intense as to evoke screams

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

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From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

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

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

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

From this reading Under this pressure the friction in Unit 42-D became greater and greater.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

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

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

male cat

From this reading Roger and Astro continually needled each other with insults, and Tom gradually slipped into the role of arbiter.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

From this reading Under this pressure the friction in Unit 42-D became greater and greater.

precisely as stated

From this reading And under the grueling pressure of fourteen-hour days, filled with backbreaking exercises and long forced marches, very few of the boys can find anything more desirable than sleep--and more sleep.

in a weary manner

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The first three weeks of an Earthworm's life at Space Academy are filled with never-ending physical training and conditioning to meet the rigors of rocket flight and life on distant planets.

the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

From this reading Returning from a difficult afternoon of endless marching in the hot sun with the prospect of an evening of free-fall wrestling before them, the three cadets dragged themselves wearily onto the slidestairs leading to their quarters, their muscles screaming for rest.