used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The others were killed afterwards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
careeningverbUS /kərˈiːnɪŋ/
-ing form of “careen” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
Craddock
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Some were cut down, and they were the happiest.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
defencenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Some were cut down, and they were the happiest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
happiestadjectiveUS /ˈhæpiəst/
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Some were cut down, and they were the happiest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The others were killed afterwards.
set down according to a plan
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
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 "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
the force of workers available
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others were killed afterwards.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
transport commercially
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
short-handedadjective
inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
signingnounUS /ˈsaɪnɪŋ/
language expressed by visible hand gestures
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some were cut down, and they were the happiest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
