touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
(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 Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
AmazonsnounUS /ˈæməzɑːnz/
plural of “amazon” — a large strong and aggressive woman
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
for the reason that
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
castawaynounUS /ˈkæstəweɪ/
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
comfortingadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
providing freedom from worry
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
constellationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈleɪʃən/
an arrangement of parts or elements
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
control-room
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From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
crossbow-weaponed
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From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
DippernounUS /ˈdɪpər/
a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
From this reading There was the Dipper, there Scorpio, there Orion.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
Earthmannoun
an inhabitant of the earth
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
divisible by two
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
Frogmasters
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From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
impudentadjective
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
infinitynounUS /ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti/
time without end
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
invasionnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
jewelsnounUS /ˈdʒuːəlz/
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
living-cabin
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From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
many-hued
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From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
observation-point
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From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
OrionnounUS /oʊˈraɪən/
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading There was the Dipper, there Scorpio, there Orion.
patternedadjectiveUS /ˈpætərnd/
having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
patternsnounUS /ˈpætərnz/
plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
PlanetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
puncturedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌŋktʃərd/
having a hole cut through
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
ScorpionounUS /ˈskɔːrpioʊ/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
From this reading There was the Dipper, there Scorpio, there Orion.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
without speaking
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the Dipper, there Scorpio, there Orion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
universenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
VeiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
precisely as stated
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the Dipper, there Scorpio, there Orion.
watchfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɑːtʃfəl/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So big was the universe that the little recess which did duty for control-room, observation-point and living-cabin seemed even smaller than it was; which was very small indeed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Black velvet infinity all around, punctured and patterned with the many-hued jewels of space--comforting, somehow, because they made the same constellation patterns you used to see on Earth.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But the twinkle was shut off, as though every star had turned cold and silently watchful toward your impudent invasion of emptiness.
