accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading Saluting, Dan signed to four sailormen to accompany him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within an hour he had returned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
Dalzell
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From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
Dan
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From this reading Saluting, Dan signed to four sailormen to accompany him.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
the act of departing
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within an hour he had returned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Within an hour he had returned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Within an hour he had returned.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
the force of workers available
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/
asked for
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Within an hour he had returned.
sailormen
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From this reading Saluting, Dan signed to four sailormen to accompany him.
SalutingverbUS /səˈluːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading Saluting, Dan signed to four sailormen to accompany him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
having a handwritten signature
From this reading Saluting, Dan signed to four sailormen to accompany him.
SURPRISESnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
carry out
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "We are going to hold what we have taken of the city, and probably shall push our lines further into the town.
TrentnounUS /trent/
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
(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 "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Report to him our present position, as well as what we have done, and get his instructions."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within an hour he had returned.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF SURPRISES "Dalzell, I wish you would take four men and find the commanding officer ashore," requested Lieutenant Trent.
