1600
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From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
calculatornounUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtər/
an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
an opposing military force
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
divisible by two
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
moving swiftly
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
ten 10s
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
immediately past
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
north-northeastadverb
to, toward, or in the north-northeast
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
and nothing more
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
by chance
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
radarnounUS /ˈreɪdɑːr/
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
transport commercially
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
split-second
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From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
timingnounUS /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/
the time when something happens
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
velocitynounUS /vəˈlɑːsəti/
distance travelled per unit time
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
at the time that
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
you're
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From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
