used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
AltnounUS /ɑːlt/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
approximateverbUS /əˈprɑːksəmət/
be close or similar
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
atomnounUS /ˈætəm/
(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
automaticsnounUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪks/
plural of “automatic” — light machine gun
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
chaoticadjectiveUS /keɪˈɑːtɪk/
lacking a visible order or organization
From this reading A wild, chaotic picture his memory holds.
without doubt or question
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
futilitynounUS /fjuːˈtɪləti/
uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading A wild, chaotic picture his memory holds.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
JumbledadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌmbəld/
in utter disorder
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
immediately past
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A wild, chaotic picture his memory holds.
millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
Mita
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From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading A wild, chaotic picture his memory holds.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon Drake there was a sense of despair; his own futility was so clearly shown, and the futility of his plans!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A wild, chaotic picture his memory holds.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had sent Alt to have me come into the atom with automatics.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _The End of a World_ I have from Drake his impressions of those last hours on Mita.
but in spite of that
From this reading Jumbled impressions--yet as I record them in that fashion, doubtless I will approximate the truth, for they were jumbled, frantic scenes of panic--millions of people struggling upon a doomed world!
