Chapter II

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And it was moving closer.

a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

a workman employed to blast with explosives

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading And it was moving closer.

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From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Suddenly he heard it.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Suddenly he heard it.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Suddenly he heard it.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

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 He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

in motion

From this reading And it was moving closer.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

thrown together in a disorderly fashion

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

transport commercially

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

without speaking

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Suddenly he heard it.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

very small

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Far down the valley carved in the living rocks by the small stream came the sound of firing.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And it was moving closer.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.

which person or people

From this reading He looked at Gret who had scrambled to her feet; evidently she had 'heard' this long before him.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Silently he handed her the huge automatic pistol which he had taken from her in the ship and tightened his hand on the butt of the tiny blaster which he had taken from the body of the DIC assassin whom she had killed that first night.