used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
rid of obstructions
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
cockpitnounUS /ˈkɑːkpɪt/
compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
coughedverbUS /kɔːft/
past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
divisible by two
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
jamverbUS /dʒæm/
press tightly together or cram
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
information about recent and important events
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
on one occasion
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
and nothing more
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
planenounUS /pleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
Ralph
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
switchesnounUS /ˈswɪtʃəz/
plural of “switch” — control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
carry out
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
a special situation
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
throttleverbUS /ˈθrɑːtəl/
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
Tim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
two times
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
at the time that
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
