used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
consider or hold as true
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
anew
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
Andy
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From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.
aviationnounUS /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/
the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
Duske
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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
ParksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
programmenounUS /ˈproʊɡræm/
an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
From this reading “That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.
any competition
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
substituteverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːt/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading “To a T.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
That's
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From this reading “That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
Tyrrell
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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
which person or people
From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
