used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
aeroplanenoun
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “That’s right,” agreed Ned.
(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 “Noddy got _his_ all right,” observed Jerry grimly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
BIPLANEnounUS /ˈbaɪpleɪn/
old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
Cresville
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From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
without deviation
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
divisible by two
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Noddy got _his_ all right,” observed Jerry grimly.
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “Noddy got _his_ all right,” observed Jerry grimly.
come to pass
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
haven't
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From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
he'd
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From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Noddy got _his_ all right,” observed Jerry grimly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Noddy got _his_ all right,” observed Jerry grimly.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
lickingnounUS /ˈlɪkɪŋ/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
mix-upnounUS /ˈmɪksʌp/
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
nearingverbUS /ˈnɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
Ned
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From this reading “That’s right,” agreed Ned.
Noddy
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From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Noddy got _his_ all right,” observed Jerry grimly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “That’s right,” agreed Ned.
express in words
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
carry out
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
That's
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From this reading “That’s right,” agreed Ned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
a special situation
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
we'd
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From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
well-deserved
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From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
at the time that
From this reading A SIGHT OF THE BIPLANE “Say, things haven’t done a thing but happen to us today,” remarked Bob, when they were nearing the broad, smooth highway that led directly into Cresville.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Meeting those two queer men, having them nearly take our heads off because we looked at their aeroplane, and then this mix-up with Noddy.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “I don’t believe, even if we’d caught him, and given him a well-deserved licking, that he’d be any worse off.”
