used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
accelerationnounUS /ˌækselərˈeɪʃən/
an increase in rate of change
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
adjustingverbUS /əˈdʒʌstɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjust” — alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
air-lock
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From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
(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 "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
Astro
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From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
controlsnounUS /kənˈtroʊlz/
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
cracklingnounUS /ˈkræklɪŋ/
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
governingadjectiveUS /ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ/
responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
helmetnounUS /ˈhelmət/
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
jetnounUS /dʒet/
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
jet-boat
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From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
levernounUS /ˈlevər/
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
oxygennounUS /ˈɑːksədʒən/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
panelnounUS /ˈpænəl/
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
pedalnounUS /ˈpedəl/
a sustained bass note
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
PolarisnounUS /poʊˈlerəs/
the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
portalnounUS /ˈpɔːrtəl/
a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
projectilenounUS /prəˈdʒektəl/
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
remote-control
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From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
rocketingverbUS /ˈrɑːkətɪŋ/
-ing form of “rocket” — shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
Roger
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From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
transport commercially
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
slidingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
spacephones
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From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
make steady
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
switchverbUS /swɪtʃ/
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
very small
From this reading Seated at the controls of the jet boat, Tom pressed down on the acceleration pedal, sending the tiny ship rocketing out of the _Polaris_ like a projectile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
male cat
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Tom nodded and turned to Astro, seated behind them, his hand on the remote-control switch governing the huge air-lock portal on the jet-boat deck.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
valvesnounUS /vælvz/
plural of “valve” — a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
From this reading "All set, Tom," called Roger, adjusting the valves that supplied a steady stream of oxygen into his space suit.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Astro pressed the lever opening the sliding panel in the side of the hull of the _Polaris_ and the cold blackness of outer space came into view.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Open her up, Astro," he ordered, his voice crackling through the spacephones inside his space helmet.
