used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
burstsnounUS /bɜːrsts/
plural of “burst” — the act of exploding or bursting
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading His mother, now dead, had designed and planted it with loving care.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
crushverbUS /krʌʃ/
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His mother, now dead, had designed and planted it with loving care.
declivitynoun
a downward slope or bend
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
designedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading His mother, now dead, had designed and planted it with loving care.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
earthlingnounUS /ˈɜːrθlɪŋ/
an inhabitant of the earth
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
he's
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From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
Heanas
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From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
Helos
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From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His mother, now dead, had designed and planted it with loving care.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
LeanounUS /liː/
a unit of length of thread or yarn
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading His mother, now dead, had designed and planted it with loving care.
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
microcosmicadjective
relating to or characteristic of a microcosm
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
the light of the Moon
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother, now dead, had designed and planted it with loving care.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His mother, now dead, had designed and planted it with loving care.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
patchedadjectiveUS /pætʃt/
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading His mother, now dead, had designed and planted it with loving care.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
be seated
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
space-sphere
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From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
the season of growth
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
sub-world
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From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
Taroh
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From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Into a different space-sphere bursts Lea, terrified Princess of the microcosmic Heanas, searching for an earthling champion.
thieved
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From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
transcendant
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From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
viciousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪʃəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading For the vicious Taroh had thieved the secret of transcendant growth, and he's marching to crush the gentle sub-world of Helos.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
at the time that
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the spring, and particularly on hot summer evenings when the moonlight patched the garden with silver, it was his favorite spot, the place where he liked to sit alone, smoking and dreaming.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His mother, now dead, had designed and planted it with loving care.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young George Carter had always particularly liked the little rock garden which lay on the declivity behind his home.
