afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
anchoragenounUS /ˈæŋkərədʒ/
the condition of being secured to a base
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Weary Waiting at the Gates "Call Giles hither.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Weary Waiting at the Gates "Call Giles hither.
calmnessnounUS /ˈkɑːmnəs/
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
CodnounUS /kɑːd/
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
DamenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
detachedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtætʃt/
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
Eliza
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From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
excitableadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/
easily excited
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Weary Waiting at the Gates "Call Giles hither.
Giles
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From this reading Weary Waiting at the Gates "Call Giles hither.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Weary Waiting at the Gates "Call Giles hither.
HopkinsnounUS /ˈhɑːpkɪnz/
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
irritatedadjectiveUS /ˈɪrəteɪtəd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
MayflowernounUS /ˈmeɪflaʊər/
the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
a form of address for a man
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Will you not need the blankets at night?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Will you not need the blankets at night?
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
strapnounUS /stræp/
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
express in words
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weary Waiting at the Gates "Call Giles hither.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I need help to strap these blankets to carry safely, Mr. Hopkins," said Dame Eliza Hopkins, bustling up to her husband two hours after the _Mayflower_ had made anchorage.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Weary Waiting at the Gates "Call Giles hither.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Weary Waiting at the Gates "Call Giles hither.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Truth to tell this Cape Cod air seems to me well fit for blankets."
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you not need the blankets at night?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "To carry whither, wife?" asked Mr. Hopkins, with the amused smile that always irritated his excitable wife by its detached calmness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you not need the blankets at night?
