alienadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
blastedadjectiveUS /ˈblæstəd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
cavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading We shouldn't have come out here to the caves.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
a young person of either sex
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We shouldn't have come out here to the caves.
corkedadjective
(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
Daley
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From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't have to do it, Pink thought.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I didn't have to do it, Pink thought.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
Elephant'snounUS /ˈeləfənts/
possessive form of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
a quad with a square body
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
destroyed or killed
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I didn't have to do it, Pink thought.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We shouldn't have come out here to the caves.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't have to do it, Pink thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn't have to do it, Pink thought.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
liquornounUS /ˈlɪkər/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
not any; not one
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
a light shade of red
From this reading I didn't have to do it, Pink thought.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
cut with a saw
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
shouldn't
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From this reading We shouldn't have come out here to the caves.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I didn't have to do it, Pink thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't have to do it, Pink thought.
the upper part of anything
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We could have blasted the one on top of the _Elephant's Child_ and taken off and got out of range of 'em and gone back to Earth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
at the time that
From this reading I could have changed the orders when I saw that no giants were in sight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were free in that instant, when Daley caught the alien and corked it up in the lead bottle with the liquor that drew it.
