1064
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From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
demandsnounUS /dɪˈmændz/
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
dotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Someone must keep the fire hot.
firemannounUS /ˈfaɪrmən/
play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
gaugeverbUS /ɡeɪdʒ/
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
Henshaw
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From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Someone must keep the fire hot.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Someone must keep the fire hot.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Someone must keep the fire hot.
needlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
shocksnounUS /ʃɑːks/
plural of “shock” — the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone must keep the fire hot.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
Tim
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From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
look attentively
From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
waveredverbUS /ˈweɪvərd/
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
We're
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From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
