on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
Barton
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From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The idea!" said Tommy; "we have been here before, Uncle."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The idea!" said Tommy; "we have been here before, Uncle."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
dearly loved
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
don't
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From this reading "Now mind you don't get run over."
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now mind you don't get run over."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
haulingnounUS /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The idea!" said Tommy; "we have been here before, Uncle."
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The idea!" said Tommy; "we have been here before, Uncle."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
locomotivesnounUS /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “locomotive” — a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
metalsnounUS /ˈmetəlz/
plural of “metal” — any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Now mind you don't get run over."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
not one, and not any
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now mind you don't get run over."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Now mind you don't get run over."
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
quaynounUS /kiː/
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Now mind you don't get run over."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The idea!" said Tommy; "we have been here before, Uncle."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
Southampton
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From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
Tommy
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From this reading "The idea!" said Tommy; "we have been here before, Uncle."
create by training and teaching
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
two times
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "The idea!" said Tommy; "we have been here before, Uncle."
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ABOARD THE "ELIZABETH" "Here we are!" cried Captain Barton, as the train ran into the dock station at Southampton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
in or at the place that
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They made their way across the metals, on which locomotives were hauling and pushing heavy goods wagons, and came to the quay where the _Elizabeth_ lay taking in cargo.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "So you have, my dear, but good advice is none the worse for being said twice."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now mind you don't get run over."
