used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
(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 From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet now, deliberately, he was showing it to the Eurasian!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
Carse
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From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading And yet now, deliberately, he was showing it to the Eurasian!
Dr
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From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
EurasianadjectiveUS /jʊˈreɪʒɪn/
relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia
From this reading And yet now, deliberately, he was showing it to the Eurasian!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
HawknounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet now, deliberately, he was showing it to the Eurasian!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
Ku
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From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
laboratorynounUS /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
locationnounUS /loʊˈkeɪʃən/
a point or extent in space
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
the force of workers available
From this reading From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
NervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
preserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
riskedverbUS /rɪskt/
past form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
cut with a saw
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
scannedverbUS /skænd/
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Just a few days before, Hawk Carse had risked his life to preserve the secret.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading And yet now, deliberately, he was showing it to the Eurasian!
Sui
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From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading From him above all men had that location up to now been kept.
visi-screen
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From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
White'snounUS /waɪts/
possessive form of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nervously, Friday watched him, and he saw that his eyes were alive with interest as they scanned the visi-screen.
Yellow's
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From this reading _White's Brain--Yellow's Head_ To Friday it was a bad mistake to reveal the location of the laboratory to Dr. Ku Sui.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet now, deliberately, he was showing it to the Eurasian!
