used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All ships of the flotilla except the _Dauntless_ go inert," Haynes directed.
in addition
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/
achieved or reached
From this reading When it had attained a safe distance:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
Dauntlessadjective
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading "All ships of the flotilla except the _Dauntless_ go inert," Haynes directed.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading "All ships of the flotilla except the _Dauntless_ go inert," Haynes directed.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading When it had attained a safe distance:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
apart from; not including
From this reading "All ships of the flotilla except the _Dauntless_ go inert," Haynes directed.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
flagshipnounUS /ˈflæɡʃɪp/
the chief one of a related group
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
flarenounUS /fler/
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
flotillanounUS /floʊˈtɪlə/
a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
From this reading "All ships of the flotilla except the _Dauntless_ go inert," Haynes directed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "All ships of the flotilla except the _Dauntless_ go inert," Haynes directed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When it had attained a safe distance:
Haynes
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From this reading "All ships of the flotilla except the _Dauntless_ go inert," Haynes directed.
Henderson
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From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
inertadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnɜːrt/
unable to move or resist motion
From this reading "All ships of the flotilla except the _Dauntless_ go inert," Haynes directed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There it was!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
with speed
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading When it had attained a safe distance:
Identical; not different.
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading "All ships of the flotilla except the _Dauntless_ go inert," Haynes directed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
streamernounUS /ˈstriːmər/
light that streams
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There it was!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There it was!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then, to his own pilot, "Back us off a bit, Henderson, and do the same," and the new flagship also went inert.
at the time that
From this reading When it had attained a safe distance:
a Caucasian
From this reading The flare of the driving blast, a brilliant streamer of fierce white light, sprang into being and drifted rapidly away to one side of their course.
