used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
(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 After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
assistverbUS /əˈsɪst/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
Brésac
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From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
cannonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading That night there was a council of war.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
Laudonnière
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From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
the act of departing
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
Marie
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From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
others
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From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
Ottigny
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From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading WE PUT TO SEA.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
Sainte
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From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading WE PUT TO SEA.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
having a supporting base
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night there was a council of war.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That night there was a council of war.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE PUT TO SEA.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
Visty
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From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading That night there was a council of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night there was a council of war.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE PUT TO SEA.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Laudonnière was sick in his bed, so we went to his chamber, standing and sitting at the bedside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After waiting all night and part of the next day we returned to the Fort, leaving a guard upon the beach, with cannon to assist the ships should they be attacked.
Yonville
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From this reading There were La Grange, Sainte Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, De Brésac and others.
