used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
BennettnounUS /ˈbenət/
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
biplanenounUS /ˈbaɪpleɪn/
old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
cockpitnounUS /ˈkɑːkpɪt/
compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
controlsnounUS /kənˈtroʊlz/
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
dislodgedverbUS /dɪˈslɑːdʒd/
past form of “dislodge” — remove or force out from a position
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
Dugan
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
lashedverbUS /læʃt/
past form of “lash” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
maneuvernounUS /məˈnuːvər/
a military training exercise
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
the force of workers available
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
nursedadjectiveUS /nɜːrst/
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
plasteredadjectiveUS /ˈplæstərd/
(of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
Ralph
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From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
transport commercially
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
swarmedverbUS /swɔːrmd/
past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
Tim
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From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
tri-motor
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
