used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I suspect a trap.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet we've got to land and get at that base.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Yet we've got to land and get at that base.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
don't
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From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Yet we've got to land and get at that base.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Yet we've got to land and get at that base.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
I'm
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From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Yet we've got to land and get at that base.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
held up in the air
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
Lockhart
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From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
MagellannounUS /məˈdʒelən/
Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
ochernoun
a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
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 The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
scoutingnounUS /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
transport commercially
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
squadnounUS /skwɑːd/
a smallest army unit
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading "I suspect a trap.
carry out
From this reading I'm going to take the ship out into the desert beyond the city and let a scouting squad go in first."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet we've got to land and get at that base.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I don't like the looks of this at all," said Lockhart finally.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet we've got to land and get at that base.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading "I suspect a trap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
wastelandnounUS /ˈweɪstlænd/
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
From this reading The _Magellan_ lifted back into the sky, then moved out over the ocher wasteland that was the barren desert of the red planet.
we've
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From this reading Yet we've got to land and get at that base.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet we've got to land and get at that base.
