Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

the art of operating aircraft

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Karachi was soon a mere speck amid the sand.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

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From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

inflected form of “breed” — call forth

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

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From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

made or joined or united into one

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

calm and unruffled self-assurance

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

placed crosswise

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

traveling across

From this reading In less than half-an-hour the aeroplane was crossing the swampy delta of the Indus.

tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas

From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

run or move very quickly or hastily

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

From this reading In less than half-an-hour the aeroplane was crossing the swampy delta of the Indus.

start firing a weapon

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay

From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

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From this reading In less than half-an-hour the aeroplane was crossing the swampy delta of the Indus.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

a university degree with honors

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana

From this reading In less than half-an-hour the aeroplane was crossing the swampy delta of the Indus.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan

From this reading Karachi was soon a mere speck amid the sand.

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From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

the act of departing

From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading In less than half-an-hour the aeroplane was crossing the swampy delta of the Indus.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Karachi was soon a mere speck amid the sand.

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From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

above and across; more than

From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

put or confide something in a person or thing

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

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From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

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From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Soon afterwards it flew over the Run of Cutch into Gujarat, leaving the hills of Kathiawar on the right.

with safety; in a safe manner

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading Karachi was soon a mere speck amid the sand.

of or relating to the practice of science

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

not agitated; without losing self-possession

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

have in common

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

transport commercially

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

in the near future

From this reading Karachi was soon a mere speck amid the sand.

a very small spot

From this reading Karachi was soon a mere speck amid the sand.

(of soil) soft and watery

From this reading In less than half-an-hour the aeroplane was crossing the swampy delta of the Indus.

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

carry out

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In less than half-an-hour the aeroplane was crossing the swampy delta of the Indus.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Sweeping over the head of the Gulf of Cambay, it crossed the railway line from Bombay to Baroda, and then the broad river Nerbudda.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading A SHIP ON FIRE Rodier had his full share of the Gallic dash which had won first honours in airmanship for France, but it was combined with the coolness and circumspection bred of scientific training, so that Smith was able to take repose in serene confidence that, barring accidents, the aeroplane would fly as safely under Rodier's charge as under his own.