Chapter IX

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

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

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

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

a steerable self-propelled aircraft

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

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From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

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

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

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

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

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From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

someone who operates an aircraft

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading Mr. Atkinson sat with them and kept Major Honeywell and the _Herald_ managing editor company over their cigars.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading Mr. Atkinson sat with them and kept Major Honeywell and the _Herald_ managing editor company over their cigars.

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From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

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

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

excessively quick

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

foreshadow or presage

From this reading Mr. Atkinson sat with them and kept Major Honeywell and the _Herald_ managing editor company over their cigars.

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

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

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From this reading Mr. Atkinson sat with them and kept Major Honeywell and the _Herald_ managing editor company over their cigars.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

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

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

a formal command or admonition

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Mr. Atkinson sat with them and kept Major Honeywell and the _Herald_ managing editor company over their cigars.

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 In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

a midday meal

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading Mr. Atkinson sat with them and kept Major Honeywell and the _Herald_ managing editor company over their cigars.

-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading Mr. Atkinson sat with them and kept Major Honeywell and the _Herald_ managing editor company over their cigars.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Atkinson sat with them and kept Major Honeywell and the _Herald_ managing editor company over their cigars.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

not any; not one

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

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From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

according to the clock

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

on one occasion

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

English playwright (1929-1994)

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

above and across; more than

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

snacks and drinks served as a light meal

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

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From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Mr. Atkinson sat with them and kept Major Honeywell and the _Herald_ managing editor company over their cigars.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

having or showing or requiring special skill

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

a male human offspring

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

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

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Mr. Atkinson sat with them and kept Major Honeywell and the _Herald_ managing editor company over their cigars.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

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

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

of worldwide scope or applicability

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

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

From this reading DUTIES OF THE _Ocean Flyer_ CREW President J. W. Atkinson of the Aeroplane Company, was always ready to offer chance visitors noon-time refreshment.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Therefore, at two thirty o’clock, as on their previous busy days, the boys were at luncheon in the same place with their guests.

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

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading In spite of the injunction of the engineer of the Universal Transportation Company (which by the way had no business connection with the American-Aeroplane Company although Mr. Atkinson was a heavy stockholder in each) that experiments should be made for several days to ascertain the wind pressure on the new airship in flight, it was at once agreed that these voyages must be made at night.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In fact, for over ten days, the Airship Boys had not left the factory in the middle of the day but had devoted the resting hour to a hasty luncheon and talk with Engineer Osborne, his son Roy, an experienced aviator, and other skilled employes.