used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are things, Tony?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
boomingadjectiveUS /ˈbuːmɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
Briotti's
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From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
couldn't
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From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
dissuadeverbUS /dɪˈsweɪd/
turn away from by persuasion
From this reading The kidnaped scientists had given up trying to dissuade them.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "We're starting down the western slope of the volcano.
earphonenounUS /ˈɪrfoʊn/
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The kidnaped scientists had given up trying to dissuade them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The kidnaped scientists had given up trying to dissuade them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
HobartnounUS /ˈhoʊbɑːrt/
a port and state capital of Tasmania
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
How
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From this reading How are things, Tony?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
kidnapedverbUS /ˈkɪdnæpt/
past form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading The kidnaped scientists had given up trying to dissuade them.
Megabuck
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
radionounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
RicknounUS /rɪk/
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
scientistsnounUS /ˈsaɪəntɪsts/
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading The kidnaped scientists had given up trying to dissuade them.
Scotty
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From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading "We're starting down the western slope of the volcano.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "We're starting down the western slope of the volcano.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The kidnaped scientists had given up trying to dissuade them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading How are things, Tony?"
very small
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
Tony
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From this reading How are things, Tony?"
hard to endure
From this reading The kidnaped scientists had given up trying to dissuade them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
unitnounUS /ˈjuːnət/
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The kidnaped scientists had given up trying to dissuade them.
under normal conditions
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
volcanonounUS /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading "We're starting down the western slope of the volcano.
We're
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From this reading "We're starting down the western slope of the volcano.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading "We're starting down the western slope of the volcano.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
ZirconnounUS /ˈzɜːrkən/
a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
From this reading Rick and Scotty, their ears close to the tiny earphone Zircon held out, heard Briotti's reply.
Zircon's
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From this reading Under Cover of Darkness Hobart Zircon's usually booming voice couldn't have been heard more than two yards away as he spoke into the tiny Megabuck radio unit.
