used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We're about there, your Majesty."
AdmiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
aerialnounUS /ˈeriəl/
a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "Greenwich already," exclaimed the Tsar, pulling out his watch.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
Auriole
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From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
Castellan
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From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
conning-tower
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From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Greenwich already," exclaimed the Tsar, pulling out his watch.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
moving swiftly
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
GreenwichnounUS /ˈɡrenɪtʃ/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
Hingeston
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From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
layernounUS /ˈleɪər/
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading "We're about there, your Majesty."
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 Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
north-eastward
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From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Greenwich already," exclaimed the Tsar, pulling out his watch.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading "Greenwich already," exclaimed the Tsar, pulling out his watch.
with low volume
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
soaredverbUS /sɔːrd/
past form of “soar” — rise rapidly
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
spiralnounUS /ˈspaɪrəl/
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
having a supporting base
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We're about there, your Majesty."
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
tripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
TsarnounUS /zɑːr/
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
VERDICTnounUS /ˈvɜːrdɪkt/
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
verticallyadverbUS /ˈvɜːrtɪkli/
in a vertical direction
From this reading The _Auriole_ rose vertically in the air, soared upward in a splendid spiral curve, and vanished through the thin cloud layer to the north-eastward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
look attentively
From this reading "Greenwich already," exclaimed the Tsar, pulling out his watch.
We're
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From this reading "We're about there, your Majesty."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VERDICT OF SCIENCE Although the Tsar had made trips with John Castellan in the _Flying Fish_, he had never had quite such an aerial experience as his trip to Greenwich.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Twenty minutes of wonder passed like so many seconds, and Admiral Hingeston, beside whom he was standing in the conning-tower, said quietly:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We're about there, your Majesty."
