used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
consider or hold as true
From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another Earther appeared.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Another Earther appeared.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
the two together, not just one
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
DekkernounUS /ˈdekər/
English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
Earther
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
divisible by two
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
the organ of sight
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
set up or found
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _He's got no ears_, Rolf noted in unbelief.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
He's
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From this reading _He's got no ears_, Rolf noted in unbelief.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/
stricken with horror
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
incredulouslyadverb
in an incredulous manner
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
not any; not one
From this reading _He's got no ears_, Rolf noted in unbelief.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading _He's got no ears_, Rolf noted in unbelief.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
RolfnounUS /roʊlf/
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
Rolf's
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
Spacertown
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
strangely-altered
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From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
tumbling-down
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
unbeliefnoun
a rejection of belief
From this reading _He's got no ears_, Rolf noted in unbelief.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
which person or people
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
a late time of life
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
