used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
airplanenounUS /ˈerpleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dorothy Dixon, at the controls, spoke into the mouthpiece of her headphone set.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
Betty
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From this reading "We can't make it, Betty."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you can't land on those trees!" she cried shrilly.
can't
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From this reading "We can't make it, Betty."
cockpitnounUS /ˈkɑːkpɪt/
compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
From this reading Betty Mayo, in the rear cockpit, glanced overside and shuddered.
controlsnounUS /kənˈtroʊlz/
plural of “control” — power to direct or determine
From this reading Dorothy Dixon, at the controls, spoke into the mouthpiece of her headphone set.
crestless
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From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "But you can't land on those trees!" she cried shrilly.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
dippingverbUS /ˈdɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “dip” — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
Dixon
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From this reading Dorothy Dixon, at the controls, spoke into the mouthpiece of her headphone set.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy Dixon, at the controls, spoke into the mouthpiece of her headphone set.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Betty Mayo, in the rear cockpit, glanced overside and shuddered.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
headphonenounUS /ˈhedfoʊn/
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
From this reading Dorothy Dixon, at the controls, spoke into the mouthpiece of her headphone set.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy Dixon, at the controls, spoke into the mouthpiece of her headphone set.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Betty Mayo, in the rear cockpit, glanced overside and shuddered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We can't make it, Betty."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "But you can't land on those trees!" she cried shrilly.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
engage in
From this reading "We can't make it, Betty."
MayonounUS /ˈmeɪoʊ/
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading Betty Mayo, in the rear cockpit, glanced overside and shuddered.
mouthpiecenounUS /ˈmaʊθpiːs/
a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
From this reading Dorothy Dixon, at the controls, spoke into the mouthpiece of her headphone set.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
oversideadverb
over the side of a boat
From this reading Betty Mayo, in the rear cockpit, glanced overside and shuddered.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Betty Mayo, in the rear cockpit, glanced overside and shuddered.
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dorothy Dixon, at the controls, spoke into the mouthpiece of her headphone set.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But you can't land on those trees!" she cried shrilly.
shrillyadverb
in a shrill voice
From this reading "But you can't land on those trees!" she cried shrilly.
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading Betty Mayo, in the rear cockpit, glanced overside and shuddered.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
speedingnounUS /ˈspiːdɪŋ/
changing location rapidly
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Dorothy Dixon, at the controls, spoke into the mouthpiece of her headphone set.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "But you can't land on those trees!" she cried shrilly.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "But you can't land on those trees!" she cried shrilly.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading OUT OF LUCK Above the speeding airplane, lowering black of approaching night and storm; below, the forest, grim and silent, swelling over ridges, dipping into valleys, crestless waves on a dark green ocean.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can't make it, Betty."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you can't land on those trees!" she cried shrilly.
