used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Got a fix yet, Bramsdean?" were his first words.
airship's
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From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
Bramsdean
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From this reading "Got a fix yet, Bramsdean?" were his first words.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The state of his cabin hardly troubled Fosterdyke.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Well out of our course, sir," he remarked.
damagenounUS /ˈdæmədʒ/
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
divisible by two
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Got a fix yet, Bramsdean?" were his first words.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading "Got a fix yet, Bramsdean?" were his first words.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
Fosterdyke
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From this reading The state of his cabin hardly troubled Fosterdyke.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Got a fix yet, Bramsdean?" were his first words.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Peter handed him a slip of paper.
only a very short time before
From this reading The state of his cabin hardly troubled Fosterdyke.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peter handed him a slip of paper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The state of his cabin hardly troubled Fosterdyke.
investigateverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪt/
investigate scientifically
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
a particular point in time
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
motorsnounUS /ˈmoʊtərz/
plural of “motor” — machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
navigation-room
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From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The state of his cabin hardly troubled Fosterdyke.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Well out of our course, sir," he remarked.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well out of our course, sir," he remarked.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Peter handed him a slip of paper.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter handed him a slip of paper.
re-started
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From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Well out of our course, sir," he remarked.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Well out of our course, sir," he remarked.
move stealthily
From this reading Peter handed him a slip of paper.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The state of his cabin hardly troubled Fosterdyke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The state of his cabin hardly troubled Fosterdyke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading The state of his cabin hardly troubled Fosterdyke.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well out of our course, sir," he remarked.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He never even went to investigate the extent of the damage, for the moment the airship’s motors were re-started he hastened back to the navigation-room.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "Got a fix yet, Bramsdean?" were his first words.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Got a fix yet, Bramsdean?" were his first words.
