used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But Thile was busy, and vocal about it.
at or in the front
From this reading Kara was very silent, looking at the shadowed planet-face ahead, not looking at Birrel at all.
(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 The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kara was very silent, looking at the shadowed planet-face ahead, not looking at Birrel at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
Birrel
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From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading He was in the bridge with Thile and Kara.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading But Thile was busy, and vocal about it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Thile was busy, and vocal about it.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
Earthmen
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From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
any strong feeling
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "It's hard enough to make a landing on a strange planet," he said.
at any time
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "It's hard enough to make a landing on a strange planet," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in the bridge with Thile and Kara.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Thile was busy, and vocal about it.
It's
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From this reading "It's hard enough to make a landing on a strange planet," he said.
Kara
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From this reading He was in the bridge with Thile and Kara.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading "It's hard enough to make a landing on a strange planet," he said.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Kara was very silent, looking at the shadowed planet-face ahead, not looking at Birrel at all.
engage in
From this reading "It's hard enough to make a landing on a strange planet," he said.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
nostalgicadjectiveUS /nɔːˈstældʒɪk/
unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Kara was very silent, looking at the shadowed planet-face ahead, not looking at Birrel at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's hard enough to make a landing on a strange planet," he said.
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 "It's hard enough to make a landing on a strange planet," he said.
planet-face
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From this reading Kara was very silent, looking at the shadowed planet-face ahead, not looking at Birrel at all.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's hard enough to make a landing on a strange planet," he said.
shadowedadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading Kara was very silent, looking at the shadowed planet-face ahead, not looking at Birrel at all.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Kara was very silent, looking at the shadowed planet-face ahead, not looking at Birrel at all.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It's hard enough to make a landing on a strange planet," he said.
possessing sweep
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
Thile
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From this reading He was in the bridge with Thile and Kara.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
precisely as stated
From this reading Kara was very silent, looking at the shadowed planet-face ahead, not looking at Birrel at all.
vocaladjectiveUS /ˈvoʊkəl/
relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
From this reading But Thile was busy, and vocal about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in the bridge with Thile and Kara.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was in the bridge with Thile and Kara.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The ship swept in toward the night side of Earth in a great curve, and first of all Earthmen that had ever lived, Birrel felt the sharp, nostalgic emotion of coming back to the world that would always be "the" world.
