used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Hey, wait a minute!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What's this all about?"
in the past
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
(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 "What's this all about?"
AltairnounUS /ɑːlˈter/
double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
any person at all
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
else
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From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
Hey
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From this reading "Hey, wait a minute!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
Judy's
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From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Hey, wait a minute!"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "A new quarantine regulation.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(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 Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
quarantinenounUS /ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
From this reading "A new quarantine regulation.
quickeradverbUS /ˈkwɪkər/
more quickly
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
regulationnounUS /ˌreɡjəˈleɪʃən/
an authoritative rule
From this reading "A new quarantine regulation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
transport commercially
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's this all about?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
Valhalla's
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From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Hey, wait a minute!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
What's
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From this reading "What's this all about?"
at the time that
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
a late time of life
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
