used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
Barlow
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From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
cadetnounUS /kəˈdet/
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
flyernounUS /ˈflaɪər/
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
hangarsnounUS /ˈhæŋərz/
plural of “hangar” — a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
and nothing more
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
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 “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
loopverbUS /luːp/
move in loops
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
maneuvernounUS /məˈnuːvər/
a military training exercise
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
taxiedverbUS /ˈtæksid/
past form of “taxi” — travel slowly
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
throttledverbUS /ˈθrɑːtəld/
past form of “throttle” — place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
at the time that
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
in or at the place that
From this reading After making a complete circle, he landed just where he had intended to, and taxied up toward the hangars.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading At a height of about two thousand feet Bill Barlow completed the loop and then flew into the wind over the landing “T”.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
a late time of life
From this reading It was a maneuver he had learned thoroughly years before, when he was a cadet flyer--this landing with a dead engine.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Great stuff!” yelled his passenger, and Bill could hear his chuckle, for he had now throttled his motor and was making a quick bank to the left.
you'd
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From this reading “Thought you’d like it,” he called back, “but it may get me in wrong down below.”
