Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

completely unclothed

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

a procession of land vehicles traveling together

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

of metal e.g.

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

cut or impressed into a surface

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

a movement into or inward

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

divisible by two

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

widely known and esteemed

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

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From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

plural of “fin” — the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

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From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

be standing; be upright

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

in regular succession without gaps

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

express in words

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.

a professional killer who uses a gun

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading MY FIRST CONVOY We arrived on a great day for the Fannies--the famous Aerial Torpedo had preceded us by a bare hour.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading Two strong Fannies reared it up, for even empty its weight was noteworthy, and it stood on its murderous nose with its wicked fins, the solid steel of one of them bent and crumpled like a sheet of paper, above my head.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There it lay, on the floor of the mess-room, reminding me, with its great steel fins and long rounded nose, of a dead shark.

the words that are spoken

From this reading The Commandant showed it us with pride, and every successive Fanny entering was greeted with the two words--"It's come."

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The D. of T. swore he would have it mounted on a brass and mahogany stand with an engraved plate to tell its history.