used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
aeroplanenoun
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
AirshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
(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 “We may start off all right, and we may get there all right,” said Jerry, “but you never can tell what is going to happen in the meanwhile.”
allowingverbUS /əˈlaʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
auspiciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈspɪʃəs/
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
From this reading The start of our friends was auspicious enough.
autonounUS /ˈɔːtoʊ/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
CometnounUS /ˈkɑːmət/
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
compressionnounUS /kəmˈpreʃən/
an increase in the density of something
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
containernounUS /kənˈteɪnər/
any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
dependingverbUS /dɪˈpendɪŋ/
-ing form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The start of our friends was auspicious enough.
favorableadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
set up or found
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The start of our friends was auspicious enough.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We may start off all right, and we may get there all right,” said Jerry, “but you never can tell what is going to happen in the meanwhile.”
the act of departing
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
come to pass
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
heroesnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “We may start off all right, and we may get there all right,” said Jerry, “but you never can tell what is going to happen in the meanwhile.”
and nothing more
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We may start off all right, and we may get there all right,” said Jerry, “but you never can tell what is going to happen in the meanwhile.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “We may start off all right, and we may get there all right,” said Jerry, “but you never can tell what is going to happen in the meanwhile.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
motor-ship
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From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
noveltynounUS /ˈnɑːvəlti/
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The start of our friends was auspicious enough.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “We may start off all right, and we may get there all right,” said Jerry, “but you never can tell what is going to happen in the meanwhile.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
planesnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plane” — an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
PRECARIOUSadjectiveUS /priˈkeriəs/
affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
propellersnounUS /prəˈpelərz/
plural of “propeller” — a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “We may start off all right, and we may get there all right,” said Jerry, “but you never can tell what is going to happen in the meanwhile.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We may start off all right, and we may get there all right,” said Jerry, “but you never can tell what is going to happen in the meanwhile.”
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
only a very short time before
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
in the near future
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
speededverbUS /ˈspiːdɪd/
past form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “We may start off all right, and we may get there all right,” said Jerry, “but you never can tell what is going to happen in the meanwhile.”
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
surfacesnounUS /ˈsɜːrfəsəz/
plural of “surface” — the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
express in words
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
tripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PRECARIOUS POSITION Airship travel was scarcely a novelty to our heroes now, but, like many other things, there was always some new feature to it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We may start off all right, and we may get there all right,” said Jerry, “but you never can tell what is going to happen in the meanwhile.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Rising high above the country surrounding their home town, they soon found themselves in a favorable current, and then, allowing some of the gas to flow out of the bag, and into the compression container, Jerry speeded up the propellers so that the _Comet_ was sailing along now as a regular aeroplane, depending on her forward motion and on the pressure of air on the surfaces of the wing planes for support.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just as on an auto trip you never can tell what is going to happen, and just as two auto trips are never the same, so with travel in a motor-ship.
