1677
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From this reading The pilot was Lieutenant Charles Wandek, UNRC, home address: 1677 Anstey Avenue, Detroit.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
speak to
From this reading The pilot was Lieutenant Charles Wandek, UNRC, home address: 1677 Anstey Avenue, Detroit.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
Anstey
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From this reading The pilot was Lieutenant Charles Wandek, UNRC, home address: 1677 Anstey Avenue, Detroit.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
astrophysicistnounUS /ˌæstroʊˈfɪsɪsɪst/
an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
a line of approach
From this reading The pilot was Lieutenant Charles Wandek, UNRC, home address: 1677 Anstey Avenue, Detroit.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading The pilot was Lieutenant Charles Wandek, UNRC, home address: 1677 Anstey Avenue, Detroit.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading He did not survive the crash of his ferry into Wheel Five.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
DetroitnounUS /dɪˈtrɔɪt/
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading The pilot was Lieutenant Charles Wandek, UNRC, home address: 1677 Anstey Avenue, Detroit.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not survive the crash of his ferry into Wheel Five.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
at any time
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
expertadjectiveUS /ˈekspərt/
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
ferryverbUS /ˈferi/
transport from one place to another
From this reading He did not survive the crash of his ferry into Wheel Five.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading He did not survive the crash of his ferry into Wheel Five.
forty-year-old
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From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
yet to be or coming
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not survive the crash of his ferry into Wheel Five.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The pilot was Lieutenant Charles Wandek, UNRC, home address: 1677 Anstey Avenue, Detroit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He did not survive the crash of his ferry into Wheel Five.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
Kieran
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From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading The pilot was Lieutenant Charles Wandek, UNRC, home address: 1677 Anstey Avenue, Detroit.
magneticadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnetɪk/
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
not any; not one
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
orbitnounUS /ˈɔːrbət/
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
pumpverbUS /pʌmp/
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
relaynounUS /ˈriːleɪ/
the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
replaceverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪs/
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
surviveverbUS /sərˈvaɪv/
continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading He did not survive the crash of his ferry into Wheel Five.
taggedadjectiveUS /tæɡd/
bearing or marked with a label or tag
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
techniciannounUS /tekˈnɪʃən/
someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
a special situation
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
very small
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
UNRC
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From this reading The pilot was Lieutenant Charles Wandek, UNRC, home address: 1677 Anstey Avenue, Detroit.
voicelessadjectiveUS /ˈvɔɪsləs/
produced without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
Wandek
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From this reading The pilot was Lieutenant Charles Wandek, UNRC, home address: 1677 Anstey Avenue, Detroit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _He was afraid--not of the present or the future, but of the past.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading He did not survive the crash of his ferry into Wheel Five.
wheelingnounUS /ˈwiːlɪŋ/
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
which person or people
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space._ Something tiny went wrong, but no one ever knew whether it was in an electric relay or in the brain of the pilot.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Neither did his three passengers, a young French astrophysicist, an East Indian expert on magnetic fields, and a forty-year-old man from Philadelphia who was coming out to replace a pump technician.
