aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of them, too, are loaded with horses."
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "How we shall be crowded!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading "How we shall be crowded!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
at any time
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "How we shall be crowded!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
Hardrada's
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From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Some of them, too, are loaded with horses."
How
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From this reading "How we shall be crowded!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
KEELSnounUS /kiːlz/
plural of “keel” — a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading THE KEELS OF THE NORTHLAND.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading Some of them, too, are loaded with horses."
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 "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
the force of workers available
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
Ned
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From this reading "How we shall be crowded!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb.
the middle of the day
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
NORTHLANDnounUS /ˈnɔːrθlænd/
any region lying in or toward the north
From this reading THE KEELS OF THE NORTHLAND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KEELS OF THE NORTHLAND.
others
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From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
prownounUS /praʊ/
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
reviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
SerpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "How we shall be crowded!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of them, too, are loaded with horses."
a male human offspring
From this reading "How we shall be crowded!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb.
having a supporting base
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
required or under orders
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KEELS OF THE NORTHLAND.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them, too, are loaded with horses."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Some of them, too, are loaded with horses."
transportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
two-masted
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From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
Vebba's
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From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
VikingsnounUS /ˈvaɪkɪŋz/
plural of “viking” — any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
war-ship
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From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How we shall be crowded!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb.
WebbnounUS /web/
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading "How we shall be crowded!" exclaimed Ned, the son of Webb.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was about noon of the day after the great review of Hardrada's army, and Ned was standing upon the high prow of the _Serpent_, the two-masted war-ship which was to transport Vebba's men and others to the coast of England.
which person or people
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some of them, too, are loaded with horses."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Who ever supposed that the Vikings had ships that would carry so many passengers?
