used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Robbo Shaan turned his marsuit temperature unit down a degree.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
Alpheus
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From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He still perspired freely, but he didn't dare turn it any lower.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
CanalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading He still perspired freely, but he didn't dare turn it any lower.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Robbo Shaan turned his marsuit temperature unit down a degree.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
didn't
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From this reading He still perspired freely, but he didn't dare turn it any lower.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Robbo Shaan turned his marsuit temperature unit down a degree.
Earthand
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From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
factornounUS /ˈfæktər/
anything that contributes causally to a result
From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
in a free manner
From this reading He still perspired freely, but he didn't dare turn it any lower.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
Hellas
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From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robbo Shaan turned his marsuit temperature unit down a degree.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
ignoreverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːr/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He still perspired freely, but he didn't dare turn it any lower.
loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
longestadverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/
for the most time
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading He still perspired freely, but he didn't dare turn it any lower.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
marsuit
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From this reading Robbo Shaan turned his marsuit temperature unit down a degree.
MartiannounUS /ˈmɑːrʃən/
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
perspired
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From this reading He still perspired freely, but he didn't dare turn it any lower.
Robbo
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From this reading Robbo Shaan turned his marsuit temperature unit down a degree.
Shaan
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From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
not in physical motion
From this reading He still perspired freely, but he didn't dare turn it any lower.
strandedadjectiveUS /ˈstrændɪd/
cut off or left behind
From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
survivalnounUS /sərˈvaɪvəl/
a state of surviving; remaining alive
From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
temperaturenounUS /ˈtemprətʃər/
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading Robbo Shaan turned his marsuit temperature unit down a degree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He still perspired freely, but he didn't dare turn it any lower.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Robbo Shaan turned his marsuit temperature unit down a degree.
tyrantsnounUS /ˈtaɪrənts/
plural of “tyrant” — a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading _Shaan made the longest crawl in history--to avoid crawling before tyrants!_ The lone figure trudged across the Hellas Desert toward Alpheus Canal.
unitnounUS /ˈjuːnət/
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
From this reading Robbo Shaan turned his marsuit temperature unit down a degree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He moved fast in the low gravity of Mars, but the canal was miles away and the afternoon was far gone.
at the time that
From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Only a green Earthand would ignore any survival factor when stranded on the Martian desert.
