used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
anew
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You will recall that I had been knocked unconscious by a blow on the head.
exhale hard
From this reading You will recall that I had been knocked unconscious by a blow on the head.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You will recall that I had been knocked unconscious by a blow on the head.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We came presently to a city.
captorsnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We came presently to a city.
without doubt or question
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You will recall that I had been knocked unconscious by a blow on the head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading You will recall that I had been knocked unconscious by a blow on the head.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
impressesnounUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪz/
plural of “impress” — the act of coercing someone into government service
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading You will recall that I had been knocked unconscious by a blow on the head.
Marinoids
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From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
by chance
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
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 I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
Nona
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
and nothing more
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
in the near future
From this reading We came presently to a city.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading You will recall that I had been knocked unconscious by a blow on the head.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
retainsverbUS /rɪˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “retain” — hold back within
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
rulernounUS /ˈruːlər/
a person who rules or commands
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
carry out
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You will recall that I had been knocked unconscious by a blow on the head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We came presently to a city.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading You will recall that I had been knocked unconscious by a blow on the head.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We came presently to a city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
at the time that
From this reading When I recovered, the ruler of that world had passed on his way and our captors were again dragging us forward.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The human memory retains only high spots clearly; and those four or five months held nothing which now impresses itself strongly upon me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will recall that I had been knocked unconscious by a blow on the head.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I take up my narrative at a point some four or maybe five months (as you here on earth measure time) after Nona and I entered the world of the Marinoids.
