used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
agencynounUS /ˈeɪdʒənsi/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
in addition
From this reading The same force had also released the ill-fated men and women who had been carried aloft with the building.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It fell as one piece, that great building.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The same force had also released the ill-fated men and women who had been carried aloft with the building.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The same force had also released the ill-fated men and women who had been carried aloft with the building.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading It fell as one piece, that great building.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The same force had also released the ill-fated men and women who had been carried aloft with the building.
FranticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It fell as one piece, that great building.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And there must have been hundreds of people inside side the building.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading And there must have been hundreds of people inside side the building.
ill-fatedadjective
marked by or promising bad fortune
From this reading The same force had also released the ill-fated men and women who had been carried aloft with the building.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading And there must have been hundreds of people inside side the building.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fell as one piece, that great building.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
the force of workers available
From this reading The same force had also released the ill-fated men and women who had been carried aloft with the building.
mistakingnounUS /mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ/
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
mortarnounUS /ˈmɔːrtər/
a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And there must have been hundreds of people inside side the building.
not any; not one
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It fell as one piece, that great building.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And there must have been hundreds of people inside side the building.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading It fell as one piece, that great building.
plungingverbUS /ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same force had also released the ill-fated men and women who had been carried aloft with the building.
SchemingadjectiveUS /ˈskiːmɪŋ/
acting with a specific goal
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
shrieknounUS /ʃriːk/
sharp piercing cry
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And there must have been hundreds of people inside side the building.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
uncannyadjectiveUS /ənˈkæni/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
Vandercook
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From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever agency had held the Vandercook building aloft had now released its uncanny grip on the building, and thousands of tons of brick and mortar, of stone and steel, were plunging down in a mass from five thousand feet above the Hudson.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading _Frantic Scheming_ There was no mistaking the meaning of that whistling shriek.
which person or people
From this reading The same force had also released the ill-fated men and women who had been carried aloft with the building.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The same force had also released the ill-fated men and women who had been carried aloft with the building.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The same force had also released the ill-fated men and women who had been carried aloft with the building.
