used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
acting-commander
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From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
airshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
airshipsnounUS /ˈerʃɪps/
plural of “airship” — a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
Barcroft
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From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Senior Officer Trecurnow Base is speaking."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the last few days "business" had been slack.
BLIMPnounUS /blɪmp/
any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
From this reading THE BLIMP TO THE RESCUE "YOU'RE wanted on the 'phone, sir.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading During the last few days "business" had been slack.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
coastaladjectiveUS /ˈkoʊstəl/
of or relating to a coast
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
CovenounUS /koʊv/
a small inlet
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading During the last few days "business" had been slack.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the last few days "business" had been slack.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading During the last few days "business" had been slack.
Flight-Lieutenant
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From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the last few days "business" had been slack.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Senior Officer Trecurnow Base is speaking."
immediately past
From this reading During the last few days "business" had been slack.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
Maynebrace
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From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Senior Officer Trecurnow Base is speaking."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BLIMP TO THE RESCUE "YOU'RE wanted on the 'phone, sir.
pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
phonenounUS /foʊn/
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 THE BLIMP TO THE RESCUE "YOU'RE wanted on the 'phone, sir.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE BLIMP TO THE RESCUE "YOU'RE wanted on the 'phone, sir.
SenioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading Senior Officer Trecurnow Base is speaking."
shedsnounUS /ʃedz/
plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE BLIMP TO THE RESCUE "YOU'RE wanted on the 'phone, sir.
slackadjectiveUS /slæk/
not tense or taut
From this reading During the last few days "business" had been slack.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Senior Officer Trecurnow Base is speaking."
stationedverbUS /ˈsteɪʃənd/
past form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
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 Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLIMP TO THE RESCUE "YOU'RE wanted on the 'phone, sir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BLIMP TO THE RESCUE "YOU'RE wanted on the 'phone, sir.
Toldrundra
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From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
Trecurnow
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From this reading Senior Officer Trecurnow Base is speaking."
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading THE BLIMP TO THE RESCUE "YOU'RE wanted on the 'phone, sir.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
at the time that
From this reading Flight-Lieutenant Barcroft, V.C., was coming away from the airship sheds when a petty officer brought the urgent message that Sir George Maynebrace wanted him on the telephone.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The lieutenant was acting-commander of a "wing" of coastal airships stationed at Toldrundra Cove, within ten miles of Trecurnow Base.
YOU'RE
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From this reading THE BLIMP TO THE RESCUE "YOU'RE wanted on the 'phone, sir.
