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From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
anew
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
(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 RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'It was your fellows who won the battle for us,' answered Captain Carrington cheerfully.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I wish to congratulate you on the possession of two such men as Williams and Johnston.'
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading 'It was your fellows who won the battle for us,' answered Captain Carrington cheerfully.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Williams stepped forward and touched his cap.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading 'It was your fellows who won the battle for us,' answered Captain Carrington cheerfully.
Carrington
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From this reading 'It was your fellows who won the battle for us,' answered Captain Carrington cheerfully.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading 'It was your fellows who won the battle for us,' answered Captain Carrington cheerfully.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
congratulateverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt/
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading 'I wish to congratulate you on the possession of two such men as Williams and Johnston.'
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading 'It was your fellows who won the battle for us,' answered Captain Carrington cheerfully.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'It was your fellows who won the battle for us,' answered Captain Carrington cheerfully.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Williams stepped forward and touched his cap.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
GAUNTLETnounUS /ˈɡɔːntlət/
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Williams stepped forward and touched his cap.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
JohnstonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnstən/
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading 'I wish to congratulate you on the possession of two such men as Williams and Johnston.'
launchverbUS /lɔːntʃ/
set up or found
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
go away from a place
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
a commissioned military officer
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
the force of workers available
From this reading 'I wish to congratulate you on the possession of two such men as Williams and Johnston.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading 'I wish to congratulate you on the possession of two such men as Williams and Johnston.'
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
shabbyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
transport commercially
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Williams stepped forward and touched his cap.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
Strang
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From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'I wish to congratulate you on the possession of two such men as Williams and Johnston.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
having come into contact
From this reading Williams stepped forward and touched his cap.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 'I wish to congratulate you on the possession of two such men as Williams and Johnston.'
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'It was your fellows who won the battle for us,' answered Captain Carrington cheerfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
which person or people
From this reading The speaker was Lieutenant Strang, who stood on the deck of G2, which had risen again and was lying alongside the launch.
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading 'I wish to congratulate you on the possession of two such men as Williams and Johnston.'
hope for; have a wish
From this reading 'I wish to congratulate you on the possession of two such men as Williams and Johnston.'
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading 'It was your fellows who won the battle for us,' answered Captain Carrington cheerfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
you'd
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From this reading RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 'It seemed shabby to leave you to do all the fighting, but if I had come into it I'm afraid you'd have been left without a ship.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It was your fellows who won the battle for us,' answered Captain Carrington cheerfully.
