abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading But not completely abandoned.
in the past
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
(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 And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
angularadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡjələr/
measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
batteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not completely abandoned.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading But not completely abandoned.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far from it.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far from it.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
incineratornounUS /ˌɪnˈsɪnəreɪtər/
a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Far from it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
LemnounUS /lem/
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
metallicadjectiveUS /məˈtælɪk/
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not completely abandoned.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
prospector's
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From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
proudlyadverbUS /ˈpraʊdli/
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
significantadjectiveUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
important in effect or meaning
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
Starglitter
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From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
tubnounUS /tʌb/
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the most significant of all--metallic, angular and ancient--Lem Starglitter Blake carried proudly in his dirty old prospector's bag._ He was excited, the little man with the big find.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading _Some wonderful odds and ends of Mother Earth had escaped the fiery incinerator of Time.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He drove his battered old space tub down at the world which lay frozen over and lifeless since long ago.
