Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

anew

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

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

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

a path over which electrical signals can pass

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

plural of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

moving toward the east

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

rolled up and secured

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

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

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

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From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

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

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

immediately past

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

impose and collect

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

the force of workers available

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

used in combination to denote the middle

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

transport commercially

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

hurting

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

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

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

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

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

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

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

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

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

precisely as stated

From this reading Therefore, as the tide rose again and they floated, the men on board hauled out, and setting sail with much labour, for there were very few in each ship, stood off into mid channel.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

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

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.

toward the west

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

at the time that

From this reading Very stiff and sore were we when we had rested for a little, and there fell a sadness on the levy, now that the joy of battle had gone, and the cost of victory must be counted.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And I think we might have taken them had not our men, in their fury, broken the boats which lay along the bank; so that we could not put off to them.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Out of Severn they could not get, for the wind was westerly, and the tide setting eastward, so at last they brought up in the lee of the two holms, and there furled sail and lay at anchor.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On that hard-won field we lay all that day, for we knew not if more Danes were left up country, or if by chance the ships might fall into our hands with the rising tide.