Chapter I

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

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

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

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

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

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

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From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

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From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959)

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

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From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

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From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

lasting a long time

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

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

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

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From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

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

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

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

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

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

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

intense and profound fear

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

widely known and esteemed

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

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

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

German mathematician (1804-1851)

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

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 _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

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From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

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From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

comparative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

(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 We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

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

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

transport commercially

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

in a somber manner

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

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From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

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

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

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

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Can a ship hate--and have a strange hideous life of its own?

supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

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

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

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

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

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

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

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

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

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

From this reading It was early evening and Straba's twin moons were slowly rising from behind the magenta hills.

which person or people

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

From this reading _Like Robert Bloch, Margaret St. Clair, Frank Belknap Long and the late great Howard P. Lovecraft, Carl Jacobi won his first bright laurels as a story teller in the "ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir."

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading He was one of that early group of supernatural horror story writers who have since turned to science fiction, and achieved in the newer medium a fame quite as illustrious and quite as enduring.

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.

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From this reading We know you'll like this somberly exciting yarn._ They sat in Cap Barlow's house on the lonely planet, Straba.