used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
speak to
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I may as well tell you that I am in every way averse to flogging.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
averseadjectiveUS /əˈvɜːrs/
(usually followed by “to”) strongly opposed
From this reading I may as well tell you that I am in every way averse to flogging.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading I consider you are men, and that the lash is degrading and brutal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
deem to be
From this reading I consider you are men, and that the lash is degrading and brutal.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
degradingadjectiveUS /dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/
harmful to the mind or morals
From this reading I consider you are men, and that the lash is degrading and brutal.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I may as well tell you that I am in every way averse to flogging.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
floggingnounUS /ˈflɑːɡɪŋ/
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading I may as well tell you that I am in every way averse to flogging.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading I consider you are men, and that the lash is degrading and brutal.
laxadjectiveUS /læks/
lacking in rigor or strictness
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
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 The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may as well tell you that I am in every way averse to flogging.
the force of workers available
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
musteredverbUS /ˈmʌstərd/
past form of “muster” — gather or bring together
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
profaneadjectiveUS /proʊˈfeɪn/
characterized by profanity or cursing
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
Puffeigh
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From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
transport commercially
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
carry out
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
express in words
From this reading I may as well tell you that I am in every way averse to flogging.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
the act of using
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I may as well tell you that I am in every way averse to flogging.
(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 I may as well tell you that I am in every way averse to flogging.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I find you are lax in your duty, and that there is a common use of profane language among you which I wish stopped.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
WoodwardnounUS /ˈwʊdwɔːrd/
United States historian (1908-1999)
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
the day immediately before today
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I did not care to address you then; but as I always like to start fairly with my crew, I take this opportunity to do so.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The day following that upon which Puffeigh left his ship Captain Woodward mustered his crew and made them the following speech:--"My men, I yesterday read my commission and took charge of this ship as your commander.
