used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
achieveverbUS /əˈtʃiːv/
to gain with effort
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
in addition
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
Andrej
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From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
anti-realistic
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From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
BladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
Chris
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From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
consistentadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪstənt/
(sometimes followed by “with”) in agreement or consistent or reliable
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
recognizable; marked
From this reading In short, we have decided to tell a story.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
filmsnounUS /fɪlmz/
plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In short, we have decided to tell a story.
HeadroomnounUS /ˈhedruːm/
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In short, we have decided to tell a story.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
jetee
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From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Which science fiction movies you like most ?
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
Marker's
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From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
used to form the superlative
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
moviesnounUS /ˈmuːviz/
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading Which science fiction movies you like most ?
many times at short intervals
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
optingverbUS /ˈɑːptɪŋ/
-ing form of “opt” — select as an alternative over another
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
more desirable than another
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
RunnernounUS /ˈrʌnər/
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In short, we have decided to tell a story.
StalkernounUS /ˈstɔːkər/
someone who walks with long stiff strides
From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In short, we have decided to tell a story.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
Tarkowski's
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From this reading I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's "La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom" series.
express in words
From this reading In short, we have decided to tell a story.
That's
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From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
universenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
precisely as stated
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That's what science fiction literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which science fiction movies you like most ?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Which science fiction movies you like most ?
