used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
anew
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Where away?" rang Fred Broster from his place at the controls.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Where away?" rang Fred Broster from his place at the controls.
Broster
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From this reading "Where away?" rang Fred Broster from his place at the controls.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
conquerverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkər/
bring under control by force or authority
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
controlsnounUS /kənˈtroʊlz/
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading "Where away?" rang Fred Broster from his place at the controls.
daftadjectiveUS /dæft/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "You're daft and dreaming.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading "You're daft and dreaming.
electro-telescope
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From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
ellipticadjective
(of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
the organ of sight
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Five point on ten left from star.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
Fred
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From this reading "Where away?" rang Fred Broster from his place at the controls.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where away?" rang Fred Broster from his place at the controls.
gluedadjectiveUS /ɡluːd/
affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Where away?" rang Fred Broster from his place at the controls.
KendallnounUS /ˈkendəl/
United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
Kendall'snounUS /ˈkendəlz/
possessive form of “kendall” — United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Five point on ten left from star.
lightlessadjective
giving no light
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Five point on ten left from star.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Where away?" rang Fred Broster from his place at the controls.
PlanetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(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 "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Five point on ten left from star.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "Where away?" rang Fred Broster from his place at the controls.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
soundlessadjective
marked by absence of sound
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Five point on ten left from star.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Five point on ten left from star.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
not known
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
voidadjectiveUS /vɔɪd/
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where away?" rang Fred Broster from his place at the controls.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Point three seven above the elliptic," came Kendall's voice again from the forward observation window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_A phantom land and a phantom folk Come sailing out of the deep unknown With a soundless roar and a lightless flash To conquer a void for them alone._" "Planet sighted!" sang out Kendall, eye glued to the electro-telescope.
You're
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From this reading "You're daft and dreaming.
