on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Aboard H. M. S. battle cruiser _Alto_ subdued excitement prevailed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
Alice
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From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
AltonounUS /ˈæltoʊ/
a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
From this reading Aboard H. M. S. battle cruiser _Alto_ subdued excitement prevailed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Aboard H. M. S. battle cruiser _Alto_ subdued excitement prevailed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
Beulow
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From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
court-martialnounUS /ˈkɔːrtmɑːrʃəl/
a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
cruisernounUS /ˈkruːzər/
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading Aboard H. M. S. battle cruiser _Alto_ subdued excitement prevailed.
ELEVENTHadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevənθ/
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Aboard H. M. S. battle cruiser _Alto_ subdued excitement prevailed.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
fro
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From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Aboard H. M. S. battle cruiser _Alto_ subdued excitement prevailed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
Helgoland
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From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
a message received and understood
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
something that is lost
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Aboard H. M. S. battle cruiser _Alto_ subdued excitement prevailed.
mandatenounUS /ˈmændeɪt/
a document giving an official instruction or command
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
navaladjectiveUS /ˈneɪvəl/
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
not any; not one
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
prevailedverbUS /prɪˈveɪld/
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading Aboard H. M. S. battle cruiser _Alto_ subdued excitement prevailed.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Aboard H. M. S. battle cruiser _Alto_ subdued excitement prevailed.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading Aboard H. M. S. battle cruiser _Alto_ subdued excitement prevailed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice Beulow, pale from loss of sleep and tired to the point of exhaustion, paced to and fro in her little cabin.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
unaccountableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl/
not to be accounted for or explained
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Several times she fell upon her knees beside her bed and prayed, for, by the mandate of the court-martial, she had less than two hours to live.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was six o'clock the morning after the first British naval victory off Helgoland, and still, for some unaccountable reason, the commander of the _Alto_ had received no information of the battle.
