used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a dilemma!
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Harold agreed with them wholeheartedly on point no.
(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 And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
attackingadjectiveUS /əˈtækɪŋ/
disposed to attack
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
bosomyadjective
(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
of short duration or distance
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
BurroughsnounUS /ˈbʌroʊz/
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
clingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
dialoguenounUS /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/
a conversation between two persons
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
dilemmanounUS /dɪˈlemə/
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
From this reading What a dilemma!
dimensionally
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From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
editorsnounUS /ˈedɪtərz/
plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
at any time
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
Harold
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From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
heroinesnounUS /ˈheroʊənz/
plural of “heroine” — the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
high-flownadjective
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
idealismnounUS /aɪˈdiːlɪzəm/
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
MartiannounUS /ˈmɑːrʃən/
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
nettedadjectiveUS /ˈnetɪd/
having open interstices or resembling a web
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
not any; not one
From this reading Harold agreed with them wholeheartedly on point no.
a brief written record
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harold agreed with them wholeheartedly on point no.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
plot-line
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From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Harold agreed with them wholeheartedly on point no.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
puritanicaladjectiveUS /ˌpjʊrəˈtænɪkəl/
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
rejectionnounUS /rɪˈdʒekʃən/
the act of rejecting something
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
reveriesnounUS /ˈrevəriz/
plural of “revery” — an abstracted state of absorption
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
slipsnounUS /slɪps/
plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
Smith'snounUS /smɪθs/
possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
stiltedadjectiveUS /ˈstɪltɪd/
artificially formal
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
plural of “story” — 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 And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
Tarks
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From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
unfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
unredeemedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnriˈdiːmd/
in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
veinnounUS /veɪn/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a dilemma!
wholeheartedlyadverbUS /ˈhoʊlhɑːrtɪdli/
without reserve; without reservation
From this reading Harold agreed with them wholeheartedly on point no.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
wish-fulfillment
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From this reading However, they invariably added, his dialogue was stilted, his heroines were dimensionally impossible, and his stories were wish-fulfillment reveries in a Burroughs vein--unredeemed, unfortunately, by Burroughs' high-flown puritanical idealism.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harold agreed with them wholeheartedly on point no.
Worthington
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From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
the act of creating written works
From this reading And what an opportunity!!_ For the most part, all Harold Worthington Smith's Martian stories ever netted him were standard rejection slips, but every now and then one or another of the editors to whom he submitted them would pen him a brief note to the effect that his writing indicated an unusually vivid imagination.
