amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
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From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
cruisersnounUS /ˈkruːzərz/
plural of “cruiser” — a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
the first light of day
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
escapingverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
gauntletnounUS /ˈɡɔːntlət/
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading King Henry VI.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
and nothing more
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King Henry VI.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
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 We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
not any; not one
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
held or filled or in use
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
preposterousadjectiveUS /prɪˈpɑːstərəs/
so unreasonable as to invite derision
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
ransome
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From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
express in words
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
transport commercially
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
for that reason; as a result
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
a special situation
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading King Henry VI.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were just on the verge of the ground occupied by the channel cruisers, and it was preposterous to think of running the gauntlet among so many craft, with the expectation of escaping.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, now that the good vessel was in my power, it was by no means an easy thing to say what was to be done with her.
belonging to which person
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading By such simple means, and without resistance, as it might be, did I recover the possession of my ship, the Dawn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Capt._ "And as for these whose ransome we have set, It is our pleasure, one of them depart:-- Therefore come you with us, and let him go."
