Sentence:  There he 'd take a compass heading , figure his air speed , and deduce that in a certain number of minutes he 'd <WSD>be</WSD> over the broad meadows of the Merrimack Valley where it would be safe to let down through the overcast and see the ground before it hit him . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  happen, occur, take place; this was during the visit to my parents' house"