used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
attemptingverbUS /əˈtemptɪŋ/
-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
Carse
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From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Carse gave them only a faint smile and a few directions.
dissuadeverbUS /dɪˈsweɪd/
turn away from by persuasion
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
Dr
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From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
EurasianadjectiveUS /jʊˈreɪʒɪn/
relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Carse gave them only a faint smile and a few directions.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Carse gave them only a faint smile and a few directions.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
and nothing more
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
Ku's
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From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
Leithgow
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From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
MeteornounUS /ˈmiːtiər/
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
and nothing more
From this reading Carse gave them only a faint smile and a few directions.
port-lock
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From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
rackverbUS /ræk/
go at a rack
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
raygun
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From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
self-propulsive
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From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Carse gave them only a faint smile and a few directions.
space-suits
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From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
stickingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪkɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still not speaking, he glided to the rear port-lock, Leithgow and Friday running alongside and attempting to dissuade him from the dangerous pursuit.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their words were wasted.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Carse gave them only a faint smile and a few directions.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _There Is a Meteor_ His face set and cold, Carse ran to the stores cabin, just as the Eurasian must have hurried there a few minutes before.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took one of Dr. Ku's self-propulsive space-suits down from the rack and slipped into it, sticking a raygun in the belt.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Their words were wasted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their words were wasted.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Their words were wasted.
