aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
(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 What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
asteroidnounUS /ˈæstərɔɪd/
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
BrewernounUS /ˈbruːər/
someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
circuitnounUS /ˈsɜːrkət/
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
clatternounUS /ˈklætər/
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
couldn't
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From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I still shave every day," I said.
defiancenounUS /dɪˈfaɪəns/
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I still shave every day," I said.
existverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪst/
have an existence, be extant
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
fluctuateverbUS /ˈflʌktʃəweɪt/
cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
a young female
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
haywireadjectiveUS /ˈheɪwaɪr/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
how
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From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
jowlsnounUS /dʒaʊlz/
plural of “jowl” — the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
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 It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
apprehended with certainty
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
labnounUS /læb/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
being perceived or observed
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
a light shade of red
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
pluggedadjectiveUS /plʌɡd/
(of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
razornounUS /ˈreɪzər/
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
scalesnounUS /skeɪlz/
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
shaveverbUS /ʃeɪv/
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
shavernounUS /ˈʃeɪvər/
an adult male who shaves
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
not in physical motion
From this reading "I still shave every day," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
very small
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What made the mass of this tiny asteroid fluctuate in defiance of all known physical laws?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Red Brewer had plugged his electric razor into the lab circuit and he was running it over his pink jowls while I tried to discover what was haywire about the balance scales.
which person or people
From this reading It was an impossible fact--but then, so was the girl who they knew couldn't exist!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you noticed," Red said above the clatter of his shaver, "how much less you have to shave on an asteroid?"
