used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the surface vessels lost their crews.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
any person at all
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, there wasn't much damage, except of course that everybody was dead.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading All the population of the cities were gone.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Anyway, there wasn't much damage, except of course that everybody was dead.
crewsnounUS /kruːz/
plural of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading All the surface vessels lost their crews.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
damagenounUS /ˈdæmədʒ/
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading Anyway, there wasn't much damage, except of course that everybody was dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Anyway, there wasn't much damage, except of course that everybody was dead.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
every person
From this reading Anyway, there wasn't much damage, except of course that everybody was dead.
apart from; not including
From this reading Anyway, there wasn't much damage, except of course that everybody was dead.
fissionnounUS /ˈfɪʃən/
reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All the population of the cities were gone.
H-bombnoun
a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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and nothing more
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
long-lifeadjective
(of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading All the surface vessels lost their crews.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
to a great degree or extent
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anyway, there wasn't much damage, except of course that everybody was dead.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
populationnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading All the population of the cities were gone.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
productsnounUS /ˈprɑːdəkts/
plural of “product” — commodities offered for sale
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
short-life
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From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading All the surface vessels lost their crews.
survivingadjectiveUS /sərˈvaɪvɪŋ/
still in existence
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anyway, there wasn't much damage, except of course that everybody was dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the surface vessels lost their crews.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading All the surface vessels lost their crews.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anyway, there wasn't much damage, except of course that everybody was dead.
wasn't
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From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the population of the cities were gone.
at the time that
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
which person or people
From this reading I mean there wasn't much chance for surviving, for anybody who happened to be breathing the open air when it happened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I mean you can do just so much about making a "clean" H-bomb, and if you cut out the long-life fission products, the short-life ones get pretty deadly.
