used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The second conveyor became a frenzied pip on the screen, plummeting through the years with him.
anew
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
(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 Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The second conveyor became a frenzied pip on the screen, plummeting through the years with him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
conveyornounUS /kənˈveɪər/
a person who conveys (carries or transmits)
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
decadesnounUS /deˈkeɪdz/
plural of “decade” — a period of 10 years
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
DynastynounUS /ˈdaɪnəsti/
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
else
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From this reading He was following Laniq, but so was someone else.
ExperimentallyadverbUS /ɪkˌsperəˈmentəli/
in an experimental fashion
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading He was following Laniq, but so was someone else.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
frenziedadjectiveUS /ˈfrenzid/
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
From this reading The second conveyor became a frenzied pip on the screen, plummeting through the years with him.
a young female
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
he'd
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From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
Laniq
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From this reading He was following Laniq, but so was someone else.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
being perceived or observed
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
pipnounUS /pɪp/
a disease of poultry
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
pliedverbUS /plaɪd/
inflected form of “ply” — give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
plummetingverbUS /ˈplʌmətɪŋ/
-ing form of “plummet” — drop sharply
From this reading The second conveyor became a frenzied pip on the screen, plummeting through the years with him.
saucer-shapedadjective
having a concave shape like a saucer
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was following Laniq, but so was someone else.
a person, without saying who
From this reading He was following Laniq, but so was someone else.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
stopsnounUS /stɑːps/
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
Tedor
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From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The second conveyor became a frenzied pip on the screen, plummeting through the years with him.
push forcefully
From this reading Experimentally, Tedor thrust his own conveyor forward in time until he'd passed the girl and left her decades behind him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not until he left Second Dynasty Egypt that he noticed another pip on the screen.
at the time that
From this reading Another saucer-shaped craft plied the time streams in their wake, making all the stops they made, starting up again when they did.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The second conveyor became a frenzied pip on the screen, plummeting through the years with him.
a late time of life
From this reading The second conveyor became a frenzied pip on the screen, plummeting through the years with him.
