used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
anew
From this reading He would be up even higher the next day, he remembered, going so high and so fast he would not come down again.
(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 _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be up even higher the next day, he remembered, going so high and so fast he would not come down again.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
Cantrell
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From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He would be up even higher the next day, he remembered, going so high and so fast he would not come down again.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He would be up even higher the next day, he remembered, going so high and so fast he would not come down again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
don't
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From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He would be up even higher the next day, he remembered, going so high and so fast he would not come down again.
let fall to the ground
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It would be a shame to leave Earth, he knew.
divisible by two
From this reading He would be up even higher the next day, he remembered, going so high and so fast he would not come down again.
opinion or judgment
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
firmnessnounUS /ˈfɜːrmnəs/
the muscle tone of healthy tissue
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
fleasnounUS /fliːz/
plural of “flea” — any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
the act of departing
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It would be a shame to leave Earth, he knew.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
go away from a place
From this reading It would be a shame to leave Earth, he knew.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He would be up even higher the next day, he remembered, going so high and so fast he would not come down again.
not any; not one
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He would be up even higher the next day, he remembered, going so high and so fast he would not come down again.
securitynounUS /sɪˈkjʊrəti/
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading It would be a shame to leave Earth, he knew.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
carry out
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
terrifyverbUS /ˈterəfaɪ/
fill with terror; frighten greatly
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
underfootadverbUS /ˌʌndərˈfʊt/
under the feet
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
except if; if not
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
we're
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From this reading _The Moon is green cheese and the stars are eyes and we're all fleas on a big space animal!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would be up even higher the next day, he remembered, going so high and so fast he would not come down again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But don't let it worry you--unless you take the first trip out into space--all alone!_ It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him.
