Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

driving or forcing

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading "That's right, twice every standard year," said the cook.

a hilly county in southwestern England

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading He was a placid, squinting man, pink in his crisp whites.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "That's right, twice every standard year," said the cook.

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From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

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From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

a cargo ship

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

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From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

one retired from society for religious reasons

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

ten 10s

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

lacking a steady rhythm

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

immediately past

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He was a placid, squinting man, pink in his crisp whites.

easily agitated

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

possessive form of “nothing” — a quantity of no importance

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

and nothing more

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

a light shade of red

From this reading He was a placid, squinting man, pink in his crisp whites.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

From this reading He was a placid, squinting man, pink in his crisp whites.

(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 talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

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From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

precisely, exactly

From this reading "That's right, twice every standard year," said the cook.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

transport commercially

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

having eyes half closed in order to see better

From this reading He was a placid, squinting man, pink in his crisp whites.

conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

From this reading "That's right, twice every standard year," said the cook.

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 _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

endowed with talent or talents

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

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From this reading "That's right, twice every standard year," said the cook.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

two times

From this reading "That's right, twice every standard year," said the cook.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

a Caucasian

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

plural of “white” — a Caucasian

From this reading He was a placid, squinting man, pink in his crisp whites.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _The talented author of "The Fishdollar Affair" returns with another compelling story of a frontier world--grim New Cornwall of the Black Learning._ Red-haired Flinter Cole sipped his black coffee and looked around the chrome and white tile galley of Space Freighter _Gorbals_, in which he was riding down the last joint of a dogleg journey to the hermit planet of New Cornwall.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "That's right, twice every standard year," said the cook.

a late time of life

From this reading "Nothing's been published about the planet for the last five hundred years," he said in a nervous, jerky voice.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."

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From this reading "You people on _Gorbals_ at least _see_ the place, and I understand you're the only ship that does."