Chapter XVII · Off to England

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

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From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

(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 Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

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

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

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

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

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From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

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

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

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

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

-ing form of “desert” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

try to prevent; show opposition to

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

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From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

take in solid food

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

one or the other of two

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

plural of “galley” — a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

plural of “gang” — an association of criminals

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

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

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

only a very short time before

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

rash impulsiveness

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

done or made using whatever is available

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

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

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

plural of “intimate” — someone to whom private matters are confided

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

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From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

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

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

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 Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

used to form the superlative

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

the local environment

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

a course of conduct

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

with speed

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

a large number or amount

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

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From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

the season of growth

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

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From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

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

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

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

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

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

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

a conveyance that transports people or objects

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

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

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

at the time that

From this reading Dockyards burned down, and destroying in their own destruction the work of many months; gangs of labourers deserting and disappearing when most required to complete their work--nothing could discourage the great Tsar, or turn him by the fraction of an inch from the path he had laid out for himself.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bombardier Peter Alexeyevitch entered with all his impetuosity and marvellous energy into the preparations for the second attack upon Azof.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading During the whole of the winter and spring he was busy superintending the work of ship-building in the south of Russia.

plural of “workman” — an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading "We live, as old Adam did, in the sweat of our brow," wrote the Tsar to one of his intimates in Moscow, "and have hardly time to eat our bread for the pressure of work."

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Every little river harbour on either side of the Don had its own improvised ship-building yards, and its hundreds of workmen from all parts of the country, engaged in the setting up as quickly as might be of galleys and rafts and every kind of floating vehicle.