Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "That's a gain of a full month."

in addition

From this reading _Millions of miles from Earth, Ethan also looked discontentedly proud.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

react verbally

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

a youthful male person

From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

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From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

with discontent; in a discontented manner

From this reading _Millions of miles from Earth, Ethan also looked discontentedly proud.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading _Millions of miles from Earth, Ethan also looked discontentedly proud.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

an expectation

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Millions of miles from Earth, Ethan also looked discontentedly proud.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading "That's a gain of a full month."

obtain

From this reading "That's a gain of a full month."

the act of acquiring something

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

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From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

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From this reading "It's something.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading _Millions of miles from Earth, Ethan also looked discontentedly proud.

English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading _Millions of miles from Earth, Ethan also looked discontentedly proud.

plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading _Millions of miles from Earth, Ethan also looked discontentedly proud.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading "That's a gain of a full month."

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "That's a gain of a full month."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

a weight used to hold down a stack of papers

From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading _Millions of miles from Earth, Ethan also looked discontentedly proud.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

precisely, exactly

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

transport commercially

From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "It's something.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "That's a gain of a full month."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

being five more than twenty

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.

up to a particular time

From this reading "A mighty healthy-looking boy," he declared._ Demarest bent a paperweight ship until it snapped.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading [Sidenote: _The right question kept getting the wrong answer--but old Ethan and Amantha got the right answer by asking the wrong question!_] "Space life expectancy has been increased to twenty-five months and six days," said Marlowe, the training director.