anew
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
clickedverbUS /klɪkt/
past form of “click” — move or strike with a noise
From this reading Rick clicked off his flashlight instinctively.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They retreated the way they had come.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
despairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
remove the dust from
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
flashlightnounUS /ˈflæʃlaɪt/
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
From this reading Rick clicked off his flashlight instinctively.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They retreated the way they had come.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rick clicked off his flashlight instinctively.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
instinctivelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvliː/
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Rick clicked off his flashlight instinctively.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They might need it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might need it.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading They might need it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Rick clicked off his flashlight instinctively.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
retreatednounUS /riˈtriːtəd/
people who have retreated
From this reading They retreated the way they had come.
RicknounUS /rɪk/
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick clicked off his flashlight instinctively.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
Scotty
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From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
possessing sweep
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They retreated the way they had come.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In Darkness For one despairing instant the two peered at the fallen rock through the thick haze of dust, then Scotty snapped, "Back into clean air."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They retreated the way they had come.
at the time that
From this reading When clean air was reached again they stopped and Scotty swept his flashlight beam over the rocky floor.
