used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Engine’s quit and left us with a dead stick!
acenounUS /eɪs/
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
airplanenounUS /ˈerpleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Steady, all!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Engine’s quit and left us with a dead stick!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
couldn't
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From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading No danger.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Engine’s quit and left us with a dead stick!
someone who is a detective
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
Engine'snounUS /ˈendʒənz/
possessive form of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Engine’s quit and left us with a dead stick!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
moving swiftly
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
four-place
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From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
only a very short time before
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
Jeff's
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From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
juniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
and nothing more
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
Larry
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From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Engine’s quit and left us with a dead stick!
low-wing
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From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
Maclaren
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From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
musedverbUS /mjuːzd/
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
not any; not one
From this reading No danger.”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
quitverbUS /kwɪt/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Engine’s quit and left us with a dead stick!
reassuringlyadverbUS /riəˈʃɜːrɪŋli/
in a reassuring manner
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
sixteen-year-old
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From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
make steady
From this reading “Steady, all!
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Engine’s quit and left us with a dead stick!
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
SummersnounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
TurnernounUS /ˈtɜːrnər/
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Engine’s quit and left us with a dead stick!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “Jeff’s a war ace and knows his stuff,” Larry mused, “and the engine couldn’t have died in a better spot.
which person or people
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Engine’s quit and left us with a dead stick!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Neither sixteen-year-old Larry Turner nor Dick Summers, a year his junior, had any more fear than had Sandy Maclaren, hardly thirteen and seated just back of the pilot who, in flying the four-place, low-wing airplane, had called back reassuringly.
