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From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
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From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
(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 It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
All-Fatherhood
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From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading He'd put me to quite a bit of trouble and I was annoyed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
basaltnounUS /bəˈsɔːlt/
the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading He'd put me to quite a bit of trouble and I was annoyed.
bounceverbUS /baʊns/
spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
buckingverbUS /ˈbʌkɪŋ/
-ing form of “buck” — to strive with determination
From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
carefully weighed
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
cruisernounUS /ˈkruːzər/
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
the act of departing
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
He'd
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From this reading He'd put me to quite a bit of trouble and I was annoyed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
and nothing more
From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
engage in
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
orbitnounUS /ˈɔːrbət/
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
overdriveverbUS /ˈoʊvərdraɪv/
drive or work too hard
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
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 I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
PopverbUS /pɑːp/
bulge outward
From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
pulverizeverbUS /ˈpʌlvəraɪz/
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He'd put me to quite a bit of trouble and I was annoyed.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He'd put me to quite a bit of trouble and I was annoyed.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
transport commercially
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
slammedverbUS /slæmd/
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading I slammed my cruiser down right alongside--hard enough to pulverize a couple of feet of basalt and make Pop and his ship bounce a little.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
a source of difficulty
From this reading He'd put me to quite a bit of trouble and I was annoyed.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
ugly-looking
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From this reading I came out of overdrive at 018970 hours in orbit around an ugly-looking A3-type planet, and there was his ship below me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Being just plain Pop was not enough--he was bucking for All-Fatherhood.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
a late time of life
From this reading It took me less than three thousand years to catch up with Pop; which, all things considered, was pretty good going.
