used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
Aeropher
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From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
eagerly desirous
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
a state at a particular time
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
EGYPLOSIS
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From this reading WE REACH EGYPLOSIS.
every-day
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From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
goddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
gyrationsnounUS /dʒaɪˈreɪʃənz/
plural of “gyration” — a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
the act of retaining something
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
hyperaesthetic
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From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Our souls had been the recipients of the same rapturous joy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
the act of departing
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
Lyone
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From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
on one occasion
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
rapturousadjectiveUS /ˈræptʃərəs/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading Our souls had been the recipients of the same rapturous joy.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading WE REACH EGYPLOSIS.
recipientsnounUS /rɪˈsɪpiənts/
plural of “recipient” — a person who receives something
From this reading Our souls had been the recipients of the same rapturous joy.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
revolvingverbUS /riˈvɑːlvɪŋ/
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Our souls had been the recipients of the same rapturous joy.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
transport commercially
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Our souls had been the recipients of the same rapturous joy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
undulatingverbUS /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE REACH EGYPLOSIS.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
at the time that
From this reading When I recovered my every-day senses the revolving motion of the _Aeropher_ had ceased and our flight was confined to an undulating movement.
which person or people
From this reading I was holding the hand of the goddess, who had been in a hyperaesthetic condition herself during the gyrations of the ship, and when feeling her senses leaving her she had involuntarily grasped my hand.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading When we were once more ourselves, Lyone was anxious to know something of the character of the women of the outer world.
