at or in the front
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
(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 If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
Antrid
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From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
ballooningnounUS /bəˈluːnɪŋ/
flying in a balloon
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
next to; at the side of
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading They too had seen the danger.
destroyingverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They'd die here, horribly, on the roof of Antrid.
fabricnounUS /ˈfæbrɪk/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
obtain
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They too had seen the danger.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They'd die here, horribly, on the roof of Antrid.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
horriblyadverbUS /ˈhɔːrəbli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading They'd die here, horribly, on the roof of Antrid.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
immediately past
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
Llotta
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From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They'd die here, horribly, on the roof of Antrid.
pistolsnounUS /ˈpɪstəlz/
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading They'd die here, horribly, on the roof of Antrid.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They too had seen the danger.
suitsnounUS /suːts/
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They too had seen the danger.
They'd
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From this reading They'd die here, horribly, on the roof of Antrid.
Tommy
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From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They too had seen the danger.
Ulana
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From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Last of Antrid_ Tommy was running beside him now and Ulana was not far behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And the ray pistols were useless: they could not be fired inside the ballooning fabric of their suits without destroying it and themselves.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If they could not reach the vessel ahead of the Llotta; would not fight them off and gain possession, it was all off.
