Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

anew

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

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

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

plural of “boundary” — the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

-ing form of “concentrate” — make denser, stronger, or purer

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

with awareness

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

the skilled practice of a practical occupation

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

divisible by two

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

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From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

highly enthusiastic

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

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From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

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

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

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

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

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

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

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

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

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

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

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

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

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

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

in an indelible manner

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

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From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

a commissioned military officer

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

past form of “mock” — treat with contempt

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

abnormally large

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

attach to a support

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

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From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

never-ceasing

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

inferior in strength or significance

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

past form of “revert” — go back to a previous state

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

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

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

move hurridly

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

not in physical motion

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading Its altitude when it passed from sight he could not even guess, but the sense of ever-increasing speed, of power that mocked at gravitation's puny force, had struck deep into his mind.

moving very fast

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

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

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

a special situation

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

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

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.

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

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

up to a particular time

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

having passed out of existence

From this reading There was a picture there, printed indelibly in his mind--a picture of a monstrous craft, a liner of the air, that swung its glowing lights in a swift arc and, like a projectile from some huge gun, shot up and up and still up until it vanished in a jet-black sky.

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

From this reading Lieutenant McGuire, U. S. A., was not given as a usual thing to vain conjectures, nor did his imagination carry him beyond the practical boundaries of accepted facts.

at the time that

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And it was with him still, even when he was consciously concentrating on the hairpin turns of Mount Lawson's narrow road.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet his mind, as he drove for hours through the orange-scented hills of California, reverted time and again to one persistent thought.