used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And the impregnable armor around Subatlantic Oil's drilling chamber had discovered a weakness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
armornounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading And the impregnable armor around Subatlantic Oil's drilling chamber had discovered a weakness.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
beginningsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋz/
plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading But blowouts have small beginnings....
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
blowoutsnounUS /ˈbloʊaʊts/
plural of “blowout” — an easy victory
From this reading But blowouts have small beginnings....
the lower side of anything
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But blowouts have small beginnings....
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading And the impregnable armor around Subatlantic Oil's drilling chamber had discovered a weakness.
combinationnounUS /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading And the impregnable armor around Subatlantic Oil's drilling chamber had discovered a weakness.
drillingnounUS /ˈdrɪlɪŋ/
the act of drilling
From this reading And the impregnable armor around Subatlantic Oil's drilling chamber had discovered a weakness.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But blowouts have small beginnings....
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
impregnableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpreɡnəbəl/
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
From this reading And the impregnable armor around Subatlantic Oil's drilling chamber had discovered a weakness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very simple.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
the force of workers available
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
Oil'snounUS /ɔɪlz/
possessive form of “oil” — a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
From this reading And the impregnable armor around Subatlantic Oil's drilling chamber had discovered a weakness.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
seepagenounUS /ˈsiːpɪdʒ/
the process of seeping
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading It was very simple.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But blowouts have small beginnings....
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
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From this reading And the impregnable armor around Subatlantic Oil's drilling chamber had discovered a weakness.
temperaturenounUS /ˈtemprətʃər/
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
tomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/
the day after today
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very simple.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very simple.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading And the impregnable armor around Subatlantic Oil's drilling chamber had discovered a weakness.
WheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
which person or people
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some combination of low temperature and high pressure had forced something from the seepage at the ocean bottom into combination with something in the water around them.
