used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The German aviators were playing a bigger game.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading The capture of the young airmen had been but an incident; an accident, indeed.
airmennounUS /ˈermen/
plural of “airman” — someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading The capture of the young airmen had been but an incident; an accident, indeed.
(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 Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The capture of the young airmen had been but an incident; an accident, indeed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
on or to one side
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
AviatornounUS /ˈeɪvieɪtər/
someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
aviatorsnounUS /ˈeɪvieɪtərz/
plural of “aviator” — someone who operates an aircraft
From this reading The German aviators were playing a bigger game.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The German aviators were playing a bigger game.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The capture of the young airmen had been but an incident; an accident, indeed.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading The capture of the young airmen had been but an incident; an accident, indeed.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
flyernounUS /ˈflaɪər/
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
Franz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The German aviators were playing a bigger game.
a person of German nationality
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
the act of departing
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
Henri
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
a single distinct event
From this reading The capture of the young airmen had been but an incident; an accident, indeed.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The capture of the young airmen had been but an incident; an accident, indeed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
jestingadjective
characterized by jokes and good humor
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
become covered with mist
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The capture of the young airmen had been but an incident; an accident, indeed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading The German aviators were playing a bigger game.
seaplanenoun
an airplane that can land on or take off from water
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
move hurridly
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
spitverbUS /spɪt/
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
the upper part of anything
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
volcanonounUS /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The German aviators were playing a bigger game.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Henri, in soft aside tones, let Billy know what it was all about, for Billy was as short in German as he was in the French language.
at the time that
From this reading When our Aviator Boys had been crowded into small space aboard the German seaplane, the big flyer cut through the mist at top speed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys heard the man called Franz jesting with his comrades about something that was going to spit fire like a volcano upon the English.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The capture of the young airmen had been but an incident; an accident, indeed.
