used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The planet wore a mask.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten million miles, it was a sullen yellow eye.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
bloomsnounUS /bluːmz/
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
Earthmen
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From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading At one million, a scarred and evil leer.
the organ of sight
From this reading At ten million miles, it was a sullen yellow eye.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
genesnounUS /dʒiːnz/
plural of “gene” — (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
hairyadjectiveUS /ˈheri/
having or covered with hair
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At ten million miles, it was a sullen yellow eye.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
landing-jets
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From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
leerverb
look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
From this reading At one million, a scarred and evil leer.
maskverbUS /mæsk/
hide under a false appearance
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading At ten million miles, it was a sullen yellow eye.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading At ten million miles, it was a sullen yellow eye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one million, a scarred and evil leer.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
riddleverbUS /ˈrɪdəl/
pierce with many holes
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
sallowadjective
unhealthy looking
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
scarredadjectiveUS /skɑːrd/
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading At one million, a scarred and evil leer.
sinisteradjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪstər/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
sterilizedadjectiveUS /ˈsterəlaɪzd/
made infertile
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading At ten million miles, it was a sullen yellow eye.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At ten million miles, it was a sullen yellow eye.
tentaclesnounUS /ˈtentəkəlz/
plural of “tentacle” — something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Outside the smoking circle our landing-jets had sterilized, it was a hideous veil of hairy black tentacles and huge sallow blooms, hiding the riddle of its sinister genes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The planet hid itself from the Earthmen--and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly!
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The planet wore a mask.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading At ten million miles, it was a sullen yellow eye.
