used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "His head must have struck something!" gasped Garry, dabbing at his eyes.
boathousenounUS /ˈboʊtˈhaʊs/
a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading From the boathouse staggered Garry and Chick, coughing, their eyes streaming.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They dragged, by the shoulders, the unconscious pilot.
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
ChicknounUS /tʃɪk/
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading From the boathouse staggered Garry and Chick, coughing, their eyes streaming.
coughingnounUS /ˈkɑːfɪŋ/
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading From the boathouse staggered Garry and Chick, coughing, their eyes streaming.
dabbingverbUS /ˈdæbɪŋ/
inflected form of “dab” — apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
From this reading "His head must have struck something!" gasped Garry, dabbing at his eyes.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading They dragged, by the shoulders, the unconscious pilot.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
opinion or judgment
From this reading From the boathouse staggered Garry and Chick, coughing, their eyes streaming.
FeverishlyadverbUS /ˈfevərɪʃli/
in a feverish manner
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
moving swiftly
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the boathouse staggered Garry and Chick, coughing, their eyes streaming.
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From this reading From the boathouse staggered Garry and Chick, coughing, their eyes streaming.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "His head must have struck something!" gasped Garry, dabbing at his eyes.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
the act of departing
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "His head must have struck something!" gasped Garry, dabbing at his eyes.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "His head must have struck something!" gasped Garry, dabbing at his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
ignitionnounUS /ˌɪɡˈnɪʃən/
the process of initiating combustion or catching fire
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Suddenly something snapped into his mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Suddenly something snapped into his mind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "His head must have struck something!" gasped Garry, dabbing at his eyes.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading They dragged, by the shoulders, the unconscious pilot.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading They dragged, by the shoulders, the unconscious pilot.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Suddenly something snapped into his mind.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "His head must have struck something!" gasped Garry, dabbing at his eyes.
refrain from harming
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
staggeredverbUS /ˈstæɡərd/
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading From the boathouse staggered Garry and Chick, coughing, their eyes streaming.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading From the boathouse staggered Garry and Chick, coughing, their eyes streaming.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "His head must have struck something!" gasped Garry, dabbing at his eyes.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly something snapped into his mind.
switchverbUS /swɪtʃ/
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the boathouse staggered Garry and Chick, coughing, their eyes streaming.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They dragged, by the shoulders, the unconscious pilot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading They dragged, by the shoulders, the unconscious pilot.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A FLYING FINISH Feverishly Don worked with spare cable to wire around the ignition switch and get his engine going.
