used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “They’re probably hiding,” he whispered, as the noise of the rotors died out.
autogironoun
an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “You girls stay right here, and creep up on them.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dot and Linda did as they were told.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “They’re probably hiding,” he whispered, as the noise of the rotors died out.
DotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading Dot and Linda did as they were told.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “You girls stay right here, and creep up on them.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You girls stay right here, and creep up on them.”
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “They’re probably hiding,” he whispered, as the noise of the rotors died out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
Linda
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From this reading Dot and Linda did as they were told.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
not any; not one
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “They’re probably hiding,” he whispered, as the noise of the rotors died out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “They’re probably hiding,” he whispered, as the noise of the rotors died out.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You girls stay right here, and creep up on them.”
rivetedverbUS /ˈrɪvətɪd/
past form of “rivet” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
RocketnounUS /ˈrɑːkət/
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
rotorsnounUS /ˈroʊtərz/
plural of “rotor” — the rotating armature of a motor or generator
From this reading “They’re probably hiding,” he whispered, as the noise of the rotors died out.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You girls stay right here, and creep up on them.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chase, his hand on his revolver, climbed out of the autogiro and slipped cautiously around the side.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You girls stay right here, and creep up on them.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dot and Linda did as they were told.
They're
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From this reading “They’re probably hiding,” he whispered, as the noise of the rotors died out.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Dot and Linda did as they were told.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You girls stay right here, and creep up on them.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dot and Linda did as they were told.
whatsoeveradjectiveUS /ˌwʌtsoʊˈevər/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He kept his eyes riveted on the Sky Rocket, but there was no movement whatsoever.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “They’re probably hiding,” he whispered, as the noise of the rotors died out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You girls stay right here, and creep up on them.”
