used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
Aerian
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From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
Aerians
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
at or in the front
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
Alan's
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
AlexandrianounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændriə/
a town in Louisiana on the Red River
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
(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 The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
captainsnounUS /ˈkæptənz/
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
columnsnounUS /ˈkɑːləmz/
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
devicesnounUS /dɪˈvaɪsəz/
an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase “left to your own devices”
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
escortedverbUS /eˈskɔːrtɪd/
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
fleetsnounUS /fliːts/
plural of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
set up or found
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
harm'snounUS /hɑːrmz/
possessive form of “harm” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
ten 10s
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
Ithuriel
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
offendingadjectiveUS /əˈfendɪŋ/
offending against or breaking a law or rule
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
Olga
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
with speed
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
rangedverbUS /reɪndʒd/
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
move upward
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
cut with a saw
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
an educational institution
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
solitudes
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
south-eastadverb
to, toward, or in the southeast
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
move hurridly
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
time-shell
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
having passed out of existence
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
at the time that
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
showing curiosity
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
