used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
AbandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
accelerateverbUS /ækˈseləreɪt/
move faster
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
Alcatraz
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From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
asteroidnounUS /ˈæstərɔɪd/
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
diminishverbUS /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
decrease in size, extent, or range
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
divisible by two
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
flaresnounUS /flerz/
plural of “flare” — a shape that spreads outward
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
set up or found
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
freedom-hungry
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From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
infinitynounUS /ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti/
time without end
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
jetsnounUS /dʒets/
plural of “jet” — an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Alone in space, a man is more or less than a man.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
mirror-polished
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From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Alone in space, a man is more or less than a man.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
PlutonounUS /ˈpluːtoʊ/
a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
relentlesslyadverbUS /rɪˈlentləsli/
in a relentless manner
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
rocketnounUS /ˈrɑːkət/
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
roguenounUS /roʊɡ/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
transport commercially
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Alone in space, a man is more or less than a man.
spacesuitnounUS /ˈspeɪsuːt/
a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
super-desperate
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From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
super-spaceship
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From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
in a swift manner
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
torpedonounUS /tɔːrˈpiːdoʊ/
a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
trespassernoun
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He saw the ship accelerate swiftly and its mirror-polished torpedo shape diminish in distance until even its flares faded like dying stars.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
venturernoun
a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)
From this reading _To head out beyond Pluto a venturer needs more than a super-spaceship; he needs people as super-desperate and freedom-hungry as himself; people strange and daring.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
WildingnounUS /ˈwaɪldɪŋ/
a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
From this reading Wilding, the trespasser, found them on Alcatraz--the rogue asteroid ... the prison of the stars._ He watched rocket jets flame and change color as the supply ship put on power and drew relentlessly away from him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Abandoned, utterly alone, a man in a spacesuit is on painfully real and intimate terms with infinity.
