used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
advancingadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
moving forward
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
anew
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
on or to one side
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
an opposing military force
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
fightersnounUS /ˈfaɪtərz/
plural of “fighter” — someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
formationnounUS /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
GalenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
indicatingverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
Jimmie
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From this reading Was Jimmie one of these?
MonstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
planesnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
ProcessionnounUS /prəˈseʃən/
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
radarnounUS /ˈreɪdɑːr/
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
with speed
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
retreatingverbUS /riˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
not in physical motion
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Monstrous Procession_ Slowly the sound of battle faded away in the distance.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Was Jimmie one of these?
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now instead of a great formation of enemy planes advancing upon her, she picked up one here, another there, and always rapidly fading off into the distant sky.
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was Jimmie one of these?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now and then she caught sudden movements of planes, indicating that some daring American fighters were still after the retreating enemy.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading With fingers that trembled violently, Gale drew the blind before her window aside and started her radar set working again.
