used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
Boer's
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From this reading I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
controlsnounUS /kənˈtroʊlz/
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading But its pilot controls were simple.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
cubbynoun
a small secluded room
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
EpisodenounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
set up or found
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
gropedverbUS /ɡroʊpt/
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
gruesomeadjectiveUS /ˈɡruːsəm/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
invisibilitynounUS /ˌɪnvɪzəˈbɪləti/
the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
From this reading I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But its pilot controls were simple.
Jetta
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From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
LowlandsnounUS /ˈloʊlændz/
the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
mechanismnounUS /ˈmekənɪzəm/
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
From this reading I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
operateverbUS /ˈɑːpəreɪt/
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
From this reading I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading But its pilot controls were simple.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
not used up
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
transport commercially
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading But its pilot controls were simple.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Episode of the Lowlands_ There is but little remaining for me to record.
a shaky motion
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But its pilot controls were simple.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Jetta at my side, trembling now that our gruesome task was over, we groped our way through the green darkness and mounted to the pilot cubby.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And within ten minutes I had lowered the ship into the depths, found a landing place upon the dark rocks, and brought us down.
X-flyer
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From this reading I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
