afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
announceverbUS /əˈnaʊns/
make known; make an announcement
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
BellenounUS /bel/
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
confirmationnounUS /ˌkɑːnfərˈmeɪʃən/
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
crashedverbUS /kræʃt/
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In spite of every precaution for safety, death had visited the spaceways.
Duarte
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From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
any strong feeling
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
entrynounUS /ˈentri/
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In spite of every precaution for safety, death had visited the spaceways.
explodedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsploʊdəd/
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In spite of every precaution for safety, death had visited the spaceways.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
Gigi
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From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
grandstands
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From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In spite of every precaution for safety, death had visited the spaceways.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
and nothing more
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
the act of departing
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
LunanounUS /ˈluːnə/
(Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
Paris-Venusport
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From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
pilotedverbUS /ˈpaɪlətɪd/
past form of “pilot” — operate an airplane
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
precautionnounUS /priˈkɔːʃən/
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading In spite of every precaution for safety, death had visited the spaceways.
public-address
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From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading In spite of every precaution for safety, death had visited the spaceways.
in the near future
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
spaceport
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From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
spaceshipnounUS /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/
a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
spaceways
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From this reading In spite of every precaution for safety, death had visited the spaceways.
spectatorsnounUS /ˈspekteɪtərz/
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of every precaution for safety, death had visited the spaceways.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
Strong's
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From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading There was an audible groan of sympathy from the thousands of spectators in the grandstands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
TransferverbUS /trænˈsfɜːr/
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading Strong continued, "We have just received official confirmation from Luna City that the Paris-Venusport Transfer Company entry exploded in space soon after leaving Luna City.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading In spite of every precaution for safety, death had visited the spaceways.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We regret to announce that the spaceship _La Belle France_, piloted by Gigi Duarte, has crashed!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Strong's voice was choked with emotion as he made the announcement over the spaceport public-address system.
