Chapter XIV

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From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

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From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

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From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

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From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

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From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

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From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

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

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

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From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

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

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

later than; following

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

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From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

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

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

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

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

plural of “aviator” — someone who operates an aircraft

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

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

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

a youthful male person

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading These, of course, were the Wright Brothers, Curtiss and Farman.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

carefully weighed

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading These, of course, were the Wright Brothers, Curtiss and Farman.

United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930)

From this reading These, of course, were the Wright Brothers, Curtiss and Farman.

divisible by two

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

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From this reading These, of course, were the Wright Brothers, Curtiss and Farman.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

exerting control or influence

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

a unit of power equal to 746 watts

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

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

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

without limits in extent or size or quantity

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

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From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

used to form the superlative

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

out of fashion

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

above and across; more than

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

having patterns (especially colorful patterns)

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

for each

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

plural of “propeller” — a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

plural of “revolution” — a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

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From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

of or relating to the practice of science

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

in the near future

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

plural of “swamp” — low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

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

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

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

From this reading These, of course, were the Wright Brothers, Curtiss and Farman.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

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

From this reading THE _ANCLOTE_ MAKES A FLIGHT Even now the _Anclote_, as the Boy Aeronauts’ Club aeroplane soon came to be known, may be considered old-fashioned.

male cat

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

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

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

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

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

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From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

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

From this reading These, of course, were the Wright Brothers, Curtiss and Farman.

at the time that

From this reading But when Bob Balfour and Tom Allen bought her and shipped her to the scene of her first flight over the orange groves, palm trees and limitless swamps of mid-Florida, the _Anclote_ represented the best ideas of not less than three of the most practical and scientific of the first aviators.

during the time that

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The motor was a Curtiss 25-horsepower, with 1400 revolutions per minute, while the propellers were exact copies of Farman’s, with a spread of 7½ feet.

United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

From this reading These, of course, were the Wright Brothers, Curtiss and Farman.

plural of “wright” — United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

From this reading The guiding rudders were patterned after the well-tested form used by the Wrights――the forward or vertical one 15½ feet long by 3 feet wide, while the two horizontal guides in the rear were 5½ feet high by 1 foot wide.