used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
absent-mindedly
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From this reading "Hummm?" he said absent-mindedly.
activatingnounUS /ˈæktəveɪtɪŋ/
the activity of causing to have energy and be active
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The selenoplate glowed faintly, and the image of the Dome Commander appeared.
audiophone
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From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
banenounUS /beɪn/
something causing misery or death
From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
buzzedverbUS /bʌzd/
past form of “buzz” — make a buzzing sound
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The selenoplate glowed faintly, and the image of the Dome Commander appeared.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
DomenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading The selenoplate glowed faintly, and the image of the Dome Commander appeared.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading The selenoplate glowed faintly, and the image of the Dome Commander appeared.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
set up or found
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading The selenoplate glowed faintly, and the image of the Dome Commander appeared.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hummm?" he said absent-mindedly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
Hummm
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From this reading "Hummm?" he said absent-mindedly.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading The selenoplate glowed faintly, and the image of the Dome Commander appeared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
Isobarnoun
(meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
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 The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
nuisancenounUS /ˈnuːsəns/
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
compacted by ironing
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hummm?" he said absent-mindedly.
scanner-disc
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From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
selenoplate
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From this reading The selenoplate glowed faintly, and the image of the Dome Commander appeared.
shortsnounUS /ʃɔːrts/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
squeeze-pipes
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From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
Station'snounUS /ˈsteɪʃənz/
possessive form of “station” — a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
studverbUS /stʌd/
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/
three times
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The audiophone buzzed thrice--one long, followed by two shorts--and Isobar Jones pressed the stud activating its glowing scanner-disc.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Isobar and his squeeze-pipes were the bane of the Moon Station's existence.
at the time that
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading But there came the day when his comrades found that the worth of a man lies sometimes in his nuisance value.
