used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Because it might not be final.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
for the reason that
From this reading Because it might not be final.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
cloudyadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdi/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
power to direct or determine
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
Eben
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From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
Ekaterina
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From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
fifty-eightadjective
being eight more than fifty
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
flaredverbUS /flerd/
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
set up or found
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
Holbrook
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From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
Ivanovna
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From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Because it might not be final.
mutinynounUS /ˈmjuːtəni/
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
and nothing more
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
parsecs
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From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
quarrelsnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəlz/
plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
Red-ruled
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From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
cut with a saw
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
transport commercially
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
starshipnounUS /ˈstɑːrʃɪp/
a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
ThereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
unsureness
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From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
upbore
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From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
viewport
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From this reading He turned from the viewport so that Ekaterina Ivanovna should not see the quick tears in his eyes.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
at the time that
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thereafter it became a long waiting, but his hope upbore him and he stayed free of the quarrels which now flared in the ship.
a Caucasian
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
WhitesnounUS /waɪts/
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading _A mutiny had given the Whites control of the starship--but that meant they could never return to Red-ruled Earth!_ When he first saw the planet, green and blue and cloudy white across many cold stars, Eben Holbrook had a sense of coming home.
which person or people
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
a late time of life
From this reading Nerves were worn thin, three parsecs and fifty-eight years from Earth; only those who found a way to occupy their hands could endure this final unsureness.
