aidsnounUS /eɪdz/
a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The men are to fire at the word 'topsail.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
propose a payment
From this reading Bid the gun captains to train on the port-holes of the second tier of guns.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
captainsnounUS /ˈkæptənz/
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Bid the gun captains to train on the port-holes of the second tier of guns.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you understand?
apart from; not including
From this reading Mind, no order to fire will be given except the words, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail.'
start firing a weapon
From this reading Mind, no order to fire will be given except the words, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail.'
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Mind, no order to fire will be given except the words, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail.'
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Bid the gun captains to train on the port-holes of the second tier of guns.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
immediately past
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
maintopsail
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men are to fire at the word 'topsail.'
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mind, no order to fire will be given except the words, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail.'
not any; not one
From this reading Mind, no order to fire will be given except the words, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bid the gun captains to train on the port-holes of the second tier of guns.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Mind, no order to fire will be given except the words, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail.'
go across or through
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
port-holes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bid the gun captains to train on the port-holes of the second tier of guns.
with low volume
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
Randolph
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
with speed
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
express in words
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Bid the gun captains to train on the port-holes of the second tier of guns.
SeymournounUS /ˈsiːmɔːr/
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
be standing; be upright
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
tiernounUS /tiːr/
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading Bid the gun captains to train on the port-holes of the second tier of guns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
topsailnoun
a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
From this reading The men are to fire at the word 'topsail.'
create by training and teaching
From this reading Bid the gun captains to train on the port-holes of the second tier of guns.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Do you understand?
at the time that
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mind, no order to fire will be given except the words, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail.'
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Mind, no order to fire will be given except the words, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you understand?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _The Last of the Randolph_ "Pass the word quietly," said Seymour, rapidly, to one of his young aids, "that when I say, 'Stand by to back the maintopsail,' the guns are to be fired.
