used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “It isn’t an Army plane though,” another added.
anew
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
airplanenounUS /ˈerpleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It isn’t an Army plane though,” another added.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “It isn’t an Army plane though,” another added.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
begoggled
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From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
CarolnounUS /ˈkærəl/
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading “He must be trying to smash himself up as quickly as possible,” declared Carol Carter.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “He must be trying to smash himself up as quickly as possible,” declared Carol Carter.
circledverbUS /ˈsɜːrkəld/
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “He must be trying to smash himself up as quickly as possible,” declared Carol Carter.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
isn't
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From this reading “It isn’t an Army plane though,” another added.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t an Army plane though,” another added.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
peernounUS /pɪr/
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
planenounUS /pleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “He must be trying to smash himself up as quickly as possible,” declared Carol Carter.
with speed
From this reading “He must be trying to smash himself up as quickly as possible,” declared Carol Carter.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
smashverbUS /smæʃ/
hit hard
From this reading “He must be trying to smash himself up as quickly as possible,” declared Carol Carter.
sunburnedadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnbɜːrnd/
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The airplane circled low over the shore, its motor a loud humming noise.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It isn’t an Army plane though,” another added.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
hard to endure
From this reading “He must be trying to smash himself up as quickly as possible,” declared Carol Carter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
vouchsafed
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From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Must be from the Army field below here,” vouchsafed one sunburned young man, raising himself on one elbow to peer up at the plane.
zoomingverbUS /ˈzuːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “zoom” — move along very quickly
From this reading The begoggled head of the pilot peered over the side at the little group of people on the beach as he sent his plane zooming up again.
