used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And guiding her, mocking her, was the fabled, gaunt-skeletoned Flying Dutchman of the stars.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
befittingadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɪtɪŋ/
appropriate to
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
bo'sunnoun
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading Ever-deeper into that Sargasso of space the Earth-bound Lucifer bored.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
can't
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From this reading "A full day we can't possibly make up!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
ChristophernounUS /ˈkrɪstəfər/
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "A full day we can't possibly make up!
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
DutchmannounUS /ˈdʌtʃmən/
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading And guiding her, mocking her, was the fabled, gaunt-skeletoned Flying Dutchman of the stars.
Earth-bound
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From this reading Ever-deeper into that Sargasso of space the Earth-bound Lucifer bored.
Ever-deeper
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From this reading Ever-deeper into that Sargasso of space the Earth-bound Lucifer bored.
fabledadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪbəld/
celebrated in fable or legend
From this reading And guiding her, mocking her, was the fabled, gaunt-skeletoned Flying Dutchman of the stars.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
moving swiftly
From this reading And guiding her, mocking her, was the fabled, gaunt-skeletoned Flying Dutchman of the stars.
set up or found
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
freighternounUS /ˈfreɪtər/
a cargo ship
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "A full day we can't possibly make up!
gaunt-skeletoned
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From this reading And guiding her, mocking her, was the fabled, gaunt-skeletoned Flying Dutchman of the stars.
groanedverbUS /ɡroʊnd/
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
guidingadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/
exerting control or influence
From this reading And guiding her, mocking her, was the fabled, gaunt-skeletoned Flying Dutchman of the stars.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And guiding her, mocking her, was the fabled, gaunt-skeletoned Flying Dutchman of the stars.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ever-deeper into that Sargasso of space the Earth-bound Lucifer bored.
inveighed
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From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
LucifernounUS /ˈluːsəfər/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Ever-deeper into that Sargasso of space the Earth-bound Lucifer bored.
maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
engage in
From this reading "A full day we can't possibly make up!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
mockingadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːkɪŋ/
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading And guiding her, mocking her, was the fabled, gaunt-skeletoned Flying Dutchman of the stars.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
newestadjectiveUS /ˈnuːəst/
superlative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ever-deeper into that Sargasso of space the Earth-bound Lucifer bored.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
OrionnounUS /oʊˈraɪən/
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
by chance
From this reading "A full day we can't possibly make up!
readingsnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋz/
plural of “reading” — the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
SargassonounUS /sɑːrˈɡæsoʊ/
brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
From this reading Ever-deeper into that Sargasso of space the Earth-bound Lucifer bored.
Skelly's
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From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Ever-deeper into that Sargasso of space the Earth-bound Lucifer bored.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading And guiding her, mocking her, was the fabled, gaunt-skeletoned Flying Dutchman of the stars.
Starways
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From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ever-deeper into that Sargasso of space the Earth-bound Lucifer bored.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ever-deeper into that Sargasso of space the Earth-bound Lucifer bored.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
transgalactic
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From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
triangulator
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From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
TugverbUS /tʌɡ/
pull hard
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
Twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading "Twenty-four hours lost in port, Mr. Jackson," Captain Douglas groaned, dropping the latest triangulator readings to his desk.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "A full day we can't possibly make up!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And guiding her, mocking her, was the fabled, gaunt-skeletoned Flying Dutchman of the stars.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "A full day we can't possibly make up!
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was Tug Skelly's fault that the Starways freighter, _Lucifer_, four hours out of Orion City, was running behind time; and Captain Christopher Douglas, Starways' newest and youngest Old Man, found it hard to maintain the dignity befitting a transgalactic skipper, as he inveighed against the guilty bo'sun in his cabin.
