used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
from appearances alone
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
the act of burning something
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
ClevelandnounUS /ˈkliːvlənd/
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
filmsnounUS /fɪlmz/
plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
gasesnounUS /ˈɡæsəz/
plural of “gas” — the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
hangarnounUS /ˈhæŋər/
a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
Jimmy'snounUS /ˈdʒɪmiz/
possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Mr. Johnson was speaking.
and nothing more
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
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 Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Johnson was speaking.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
Ringtown
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From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
scoresnounUS /skɔːrz/
a large number or amount
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Mr. Johnson was speaking.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A few days after he made his successful trip to Ringtown, Jimmy was called to the telephone in his hangar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Long Flight to a Fire Jimmy’s next chance was not long in coming.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have just had a ‘flash’ from Cleveland,” he said, “to the effect that there has been a terrible disaster in a hospital there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
X-raynounUS /ˈeksreɪ/
electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
From this reading The burning of X-ray films filled the hospital with deadly gases, and apparently scores of people have been killed.
