used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
adjustingverbUS /əˈdʒʌstɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjust” — alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "You're afraid of your own shadow!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I tell you I heard someone moving around in here."
Brett
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From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Never mind the cracks," snapped Brett, his voice muffled by the mask.
Charley
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From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
cracksnounUS /kræks/
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading "Never mind the cracks," snapped Brett, his voice muffled by the mask.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
grippingadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I tell you I heard someone moving around in here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I tell you I heard someone moving around in here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you I heard someone moving around in here."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I tell you I heard someone moving around in here."
maskverbUS /mæsk/
hide under a false appearance
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind the cracks," snapped Brett, his voice muffled by the mask.
in motion
From this reading "I tell you I heard someone moving around in here."
muffledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading "Never mind the cracks," snapped Brett, his voice muffled by the mask.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind the cracks," snapped Brett, his voice muffled by the mask.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You're afraid of your own shadow!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "You're afraid of your own shadow!"
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 Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
paralo-ray
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From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "You're afraid of your own shadow!"
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Never mind the cracks," snapped Brett, his voice muffled by the mask.
snarledadjectiveUS /ˈsnɑːrəld/
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "I tell you I heard someone moving around in here."
express in words
From this reading "I tell you I heard someone moving around in here."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Never mind the cracks," snapped Brett, his voice muffled by the mask.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
which person or people
From this reading Miles snarled over his shoulder to Charley Brett who followed him out of the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brett was adjusting his oxygen mask with one hand and gripping a paralo-ray gun tightly with the other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you I heard someone moving around in here."
You're
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From this reading "You're afraid of your own shadow!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You're afraid of your own shadow!"
