used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading If we don't, well--we shan't be alive, and official reprimand won't worry us then."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
BalticnounUS /ˈbɔːltɪk/
a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
Bobbinsky
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From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
an occurrence of something
From this reading In that case I don't suppose I'll be rapped over the knuckles if we get home.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
recognizable; marked
From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
Derek
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From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
don't
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From this reading In that case I don't suppose I'll be rapped over the knuckles if we get home.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In that case I don't suppose I'll be rapped over the knuckles if we get home.
Hon
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From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In that case I don't suppose I'll be rapped over the knuckles if we get home.
I'll
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From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
knucklesnounUS /ˈnʌkəlz/
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
From this reading In that case I don't suppose I'll be rapped over the knuckles if we get home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
Macquare
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From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The responsibility's mine.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading If we don't, well--we shan't be alive, and official reprimand won't worry us then."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In that case I don't suppose I'll be rapped over the knuckles if we get home.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
Prospekt
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From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
rappedverbUS /ræpt/
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading In that case I don't suppose I'll be rapped over the knuckles if we get home.
repairsnounUS /rɪˈperz/
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
reprimandverbUS /ˈreprəmænd/
rebuke formally
From this reading If we don't, well--we shan't be alive, and official reprimand won't worry us then."
responsibility's
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From this reading "The responsibility's mine.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
shan't
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From this reading If we don't, well--we shan't be alive, and official reprimand won't worry us then."
strafingverbUS /ˈstreɪfɪŋ/
-ing form of “strafe” — attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
express a supposition
From this reading In that case I don't suppose I'll be rapped over the knuckles if we get home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that case I don't suppose I'll be rapped over the knuckles if we get home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The House in Bobbinsky Prospekt "I'll risk it, Macquare," decided the Hon. Derek.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If we don't, well--we shan't be alive, and official reprimand won't worry us then."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we don't, well--we shan't be alive, and official reprimand won't worry us then."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
we'll
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From this reading If we are able to effect repairs and get away before the Baltic is closed by the ice we'll be able to do a little strafing on our own account.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading If we don't, well--we shan't be alive, and official reprimand won't worry us then."
won't
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From this reading If we don't, well--we shan't be alive, and official reprimand won't worry us then."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading If we don't, well--we shan't be alive, and official reprimand won't worry us then."
