used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
aero-space
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From this reading Lundy was flying the aero-space convertible by himself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
automatonnounUS /ɔːˈtɑːmətɑːn/
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He'd been doing it for a long time.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
blindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
convertiblenounUS /kənˈvɜːrtəbəl/
a car that has top that can be folded or removed
From this reading Lundy was flying the aero-space convertible by himself.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading He'd been doing it for a long time.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
eerieadjectiveUS /ˈɪri/
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
eyelidsnounUS /ˈaɪlɪdz/
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
opinion or judgment
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
moving swiftly
From this reading Lundy was flying the aero-space convertible by himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
He'd
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From this reading He'd been doing it for a long time.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lundy was flying the aero-space convertible by himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
intense and profound fear
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
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 He'd been doing it for a long time.
Lundy
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From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
roused to anger
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
the force of workers available
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
mindlessadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndləs/
lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
of an obscure nature
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
and nothing more
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
shadowedadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
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 An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
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 A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He'd been doing it for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
Venusian
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From this reading An eerie story of a silver land beneath the black Venusian seas.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
which person or people
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
belonging to which person
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading For to see the terror was to become its slave--a mindless automaton whose only wish was to see behind the shadowed mysterious eyelids of "_IT_".
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A grim tale of brooding terror whirling out of space to drive men mad, of a menace without name or form, and of the man, Lundy, who fought the horror, his eyes blinded by his will.
