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air

the region above the ground

Hold on, Eros, I'll have the ship in the air in a minute.

ball of fire

a highly energetic and indefatigable person

Then one day it could all be gone, in one big puff of smoke and ball of fire.

clip

a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

That other one earlier I emptied a full clip into him.

colonel

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

All of us saw it, the Lieutenant, the Colonel, everybody.

control

power to direct or determine

With the ship and the ray gun gone, they have no control.

dead

people who are no longer living

Dead. And yet there he stands.

direction

a line leading to a place or point

So when he does, you grab Mrs. Trent and run like lightning in the opposite direction.

door

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

Get that door open.

electric light

electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity

The electric light.

electrode

a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit

This could only happen because the electrode ray is off.

eye

the organ of sight

If I didn't see it with my own eyes I would never have believed it. Believed what?

fire

the event of something burning (often destructive)

Fire. Eros. Aaaaaaaaah.

ghoul

someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection

Hey, that's right, there's another ghoul running loose.

god

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

God help us...

guess

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

And it's my guess that she'll look like him.

gun

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

With the ship and the ray gun gone, they have no control.

head

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

I'm going to sneak up behind him and whop him over the head.

help

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

I asked for lots of help.

home

where you live at a particular time

Perhaps on your way home...

horseless carriage

an early term for an automobile

We once laughed at the horseless carriage,

hurry

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

Eros, everything's on fire. Hurry, wake up Eros...

idea

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

Look, I've got an idea.

inspector

a high ranking police officer

Inspector Clay.

lieutenant

an officer in a police force

All of us saw it, the Lieutenant, the Colonel, everybody.

lots

a large number or amount

I asked for lots of help.

martian

imaginary people who live on the planet Mars

Well suppose there are martians or something in there.

minute

an indefinitely short time

Hold on, Eros, I'll have the ship in the air in a minute.

moment

a particular point in time

Many scientists believe that another world is watching us this moment.

next

immediately following in time or order

Next you'll tell me you saw skeletons.

one

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

Your men have felled the big one.

opposite

a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other

So when he does, you grab Mrs. Trent and run like lightning in the opposite direction.

planet

any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star

All that out there, the stars, the planets,

police station

a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought

The police station.

puff

a short light gust of air

Then one day it could all be gone, in one big puff of smoke and ball of fire.

radio

medium for communication

Radio and even television.

ray

a column of light (as from a beacon)

This could only happen because the electrode ray is off.

reason

a rational motive for a belief or action

That's the only reason I'm listening to you.

run

a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

So when he does, you grab Mrs. Trent and run like lightning in the opposite direction.

running

the state of being in operation

Then Clay showed up and put me out of the running.

scientist

a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

Many scientists believe that another world is watching us this moment.

second

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

She is unharmed, but he would kill in seconds if I so choose.

ship

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

Hold on, Eros, I'll have the ship in the air in a minute.

shoulder

the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

It was horrible. And he almost broke my shoulder.

skeleton

the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

Next you'll tell me you saw skeletons.

smoke

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

Then one day it could all be gone, in one big puff of smoke and ball of fire.

somebody

a human being

How are we going to kill somebody that's already dead?

someone

a human being

Someone will pass you in the dark,

star

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

All that out there, the stars, the planets,

switch

control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

Colonel I wouldn't know one switch from another.

telephone

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

The telephone.

television

broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects

Radio and even television.

thing

an entity that is not named specifically

Have they caught that woman, that thing yet?

tonight

the present or immediately coming night

And the second time tonight and I'm getting darned tired of it.

upper hand

position of advantage and control

So it seems you think you have the upper hand.

vitamin

any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism

Vitamins.

void

the state of nonexistence

all just an empty void.

way

a line leading to a place or point

Perhaps on your way home...

whop

hit hard

I'm going to sneak up behind him and whop him over the head.

woman

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

Have they caught that woman, that thing yet?

ask

inquire about

I asked for lots of help.

base

use as a basis for; found on

You have seen this incident based on sworn testimony.

believe

accept as true; take to be true

Many scientists believe that another world is watching us this moment.

break

become separated into pieces or fragments

It was horrible. And he almost broke my shoulder.

bury

place in a grave or tomb

Clay is dead, and we buried him.

bust

break open or apart suddenly and forcefully

Well his grave was busted into, wasn't it?

catch

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

Have they caught that woman, that thing yet?

catch

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

Even when Clay was alive he couldn't run fast enough to catch me.

choose

see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

She is unharmed, but he would kill in seconds if I so choose.

come on

move towards

Come on.

do good

be beneficial for

From all I've seen tonight, guns won't do any good.

empty

make void or empty of contents

That other one earlier I emptied a full clip into him.

fell

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

Your men have felled the big one.

find

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

We've got to find them.

follow

to travel behind, go after, come after

Follow me.

gone

destroyed or killed

With the ship and the ray gun gone, they have no control.

grab

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

So when he does, you grab Mrs. Trent and run like lightning in the opposite direction.

guard

to keep watch over

I was left here to guard her.

hold on

stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

Hold on, Eros, I'll have the ship in the air in a minute.

kill

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

She is unharmed, but he would kill in seconds if I so choose.

laugh at

subject to laughter or ridicule

We once laughed at the horseless carriage,

leave

go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness

I was left here to guard her.

listen

hear with intention

That's the only reason I'm listening to you.

look

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

Look.

look like

bear a physical resemblance to

And it's my guess that she'll look like him.

make sense

be reasonable or logical or comprehensible

If you don't make sense we'll never get to the bottom of this. Now who slugged you?

mistake

identify incorrectly

It's Clay, all right, there's no mistaking that.

open up

cause to open or to become open

Open up in there, open up.

pass

go across or through

Someone will pass you in the dark,

prove

be shown or be found to be

Can you prove that it didn't happen?

put

put into a certain place or abstract location

Then Clay showed up and put me out of the running.

run

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

Hey, that's right, there's another ghoul running loose.

seem

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

So it seems you think you have the upper hand.

show up

appear or become visible; make a showing

Then Clay showed up and put me out of the running.

slug

strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

If you don't make sense we'll never get to the bottom of this. Now who slugged you?

sneak up

advance stealthily or unnoticed

I'm going to sneak up behind him and whop him over the head.

sound

appear in a certain way

You sounded drunk or something on the radio.

stand

be standing; be upright

Dead. And yet there he stands.

take care

be careful, prudent, or watchful

Take care of the others.

turn on

cause to operate by flipping a switch

He'll walk again when I turn it on.

wake up

cause to become awake or conscious

Eros, everything's on fire. Hurry, wake up Eros...

walk

use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

He'll walk again when I turn it on.

watch

look attentively

Many scientists believe that another world is watching us this moment.

wonder

have a wish or desire to know something

Oh, I wonder if that's the last we'll see of them?

work

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected

Oh, you think it will work?

alive

possessing life

Even when Clay was alive he couldn't run fast enough to catch me.

alone

isolated from others

How come you're all alone?

big

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Your men have felled the big one.

dark

devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

Someone will pass you in the dark,

drunk

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

You sounded drunk or something on the radio.

empty

holding or containing nothing

all just an empty void.

horrible

provoking horror

It was horrible. And he almost broke my shoulder.

last

immediately past

Oh, I wonder if that's the last we'll see of them?

loose

having escaped, especially from confinement

Hey, that's right, there's another ghoul running loose.

many

a large number of; numerous

Many scientists believe that another world is watching us this moment.

off

not in operation or operational

This could only happen because the electrode ray is off.

on fire

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

Eros, everything's on fire. Hurry, wake up Eros...

only

being the only one; single and isolated from others

That's the only reason I'm listening to you.

open

affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

Get that door open.

other

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

That other one earlier I emptied a full clip into him.

own

belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

If I didn't see it with my own eyes I would never have believed it. Believed what?

second

coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

And the second time tonight and I'm getting darned tired of it.

sworn

bound by or as if by an oath

You have seen this incident based on sworn testimony.

tired of

having a strong distaste from surfeit

And the second time tonight and I'm getting darned tired of it.

unharmed

not injured

She is unharmed, but he would kill in seconds if I so choose.

again

another time; once more

He'll walk again when I turn it on.

ahead

at or in the front

We got to hand it to them though, they are far ahead from us.

all

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

Then one day it could all be gone, in one big puff of smoke and ball of fire.

all right

an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

It's Clay, all right, there's no mistaking that.

already

prior to a specified or implied time

How are we going to kill somebody that's already dead?

darned

expletives used informally as intensifiers

And the second time tonight and I'm getting darned tired of it.

earlier

earlier in time; previously

We did, earlier.

far

to a considerable degree; very much

We got to hand it to them though, they are far ahead from us.

fast

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

Even when Clay was alive he couldn't run fast enough to catch me.

later

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Perhaps, but sooner or later there'll be others.

once

on one occasion

We once laughed at the horseless carriage,

right

in an accurate manner

Hey, that's right, there's another ghoul running loose.

so

to a very great extent or degree

She is unharmed, but he would kill in seconds if I so choose.

sooner

comparatives of `soon' or `early'

Perhaps, but sooner or later there'll be others.

then

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

Then Clay showed up and put me out of the running.

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