used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
anew
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
eagerly desirous
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
without deviation
From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
provoking horror
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
Joe
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From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
Karl
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From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
come together
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
the force of workers available
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
monoplanenounUS /ˈmɑːnəpleɪn/
an airplane with a single wing
From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
a form of address for a man
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
naturalistsnounUS /ˈnætʃərəlɪsts/
plural of “naturalist” — an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
overlyadverbUS /ˈoʊvərli/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
scientistnounUS /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
strenuousadjectiveUS /ˈstrenjuːəs/
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
WallacenounUS /ˈwɔːləs/
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Horrible Beast The joy of Bob and Joe at seeing the naturalists was certainly great.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, as they viewed the men waving at them from below they were overly anxious to land.
at the time that
From this reading When finally it came to a stop, Bob and Joe dashed out and ran to meet their fathers and the scientist from Chicago.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading There was a wide open place directly under them, and to this Karl sent the monoplane.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
youthsnounUS /juːðz/
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading After those strenuous weeks in the mountains, the youths had been growing anxious to be with their fathers and Mr. Wallace again.
