used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A tale to remember._ I do not know where I was born.
AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am ignorant of the country—I do not even know on which world it was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
bizarreadjectiveUS /bəˈzɑːr/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
Bok
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From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
brought into existence
From this reading A tale to remember._ I do not know where I was born.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
ConquerornounUS /ˈkɑːŋkərər/
someone who is victorious by force of arms
From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I am ignorant of the country—I do not even know on which world it was.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A tale to remember._ I do not know where I was born.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
etc
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From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
divisible by two
From this reading I am ignorant of the country—I do not even know on which world it was.
ExileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/
ludicrously odd
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
a young female
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
hairedadjectiveUS /herd/
having or covered with hair
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
Hannes
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A tale to remember._ I do not know where I was born.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading I am ignorant of the country—I do not even know on which world it was.
IllustrationnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am ignorant of the country—I do not even know on which world it was.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A tale to remember._ I do not know where I was born.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
Marinoid
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From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
meteornounUS /ˈmiːtiər/
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
Nemo
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From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
not any; not one
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
Nona
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From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A tale to remember._ I do not know where I was born.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
orbitnounUS /ˈɔːrbət/
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
planetoidnoun
any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
primitives
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From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
To recall to mind.
From this reading A tale to remember._ I do not know where I was born.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
SaturnnounUS /ˈsætərn/
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A tale to remember._ I do not know where I was born.
Tarrano
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From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading (_Author of “Tarrano, the Conqueror”, “The Exile of Time”, etc._) Illustration by Hannes Bok.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
in or at the place that
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am ignorant of the country—I do not even know on which world it was.
which person or people
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Alone on this strange little world in the orbit of Saturn, the man who knew himself as Nemo, and the golden haired girl who called herself Nona, lived the lives of simple primitives.
but in spite of that
From this reading But weird was this planetoid where rocks burned and the water was fit to breathe, yet no less fantastic than the meteor itself was the bizarre Marinoid people who dwelt deep in its waters!
