used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN A WAY...._] The sun glared, fiercely detached.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
(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 at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
detachedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtætʃt/
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading IN A WAY...._] The sun glared, fiercely detached.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
opinion or judgment
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading IN A WAY...._] The sun glared, fiercely detached.
set up or found
From this reading SHE FOUND IT ...
friendlessadjective
excluded from a society
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
glaredverbUS /ɡlerd/
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading IN A WAY...._] The sun glared, fiercely detached.
glassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlæsi/
resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
insubstantialitynoun
lack of solid substance and strength
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SHE FOUND IT ...
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 [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
a characteristic state or mode of living
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Madeleine's
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From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
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 [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading IN A WAY...._] The sun glared, fiercely detached.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN A WAY...._] The sun glared, fiercely detached.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
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 The thin air suddenly seemed friendless, empty, a vast lake of poison and glassy water.
waververbUS /ˈweɪvər/
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading IN A WAY...._] The sun glared, fiercely detached.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [Sidenote: _SHE CAME TO MARS IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING, SHE KNEW NOT WHAT, TO GIVE HER LIFE MEANING.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All at once, the stretching plains of sand began to waver with a terrible insubstantiality before Madeleine's eyes.
