used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SPLENDID DISOBEDIENCE.
anew
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
(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 All was bustle, noise, and confusion.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
beddingnounUS /ˈbedɪŋ/
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
Bonaventure
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From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading All was bustle, noise, and confusion.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading All was bustle, noise, and confusion.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
DefiancenounUS /dɪˈfaɪəns/
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
DevonnounUS /ˈdevən/
a county in southwestern England
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
DISOBEDIENCEnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiəns/
the failure to obey
From this reading A SPLENDID DISOBEDIENCE.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
encampedverbUS /ɪnˈkæmpt/
past form of “encamp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
Grenville
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From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/
act or move at high speed
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
invalidsnounUS /ˈɪnvələdz/
plural of “invalid” — someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
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 Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
the force of workers available
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading All was bustle, noise, and confusion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
others
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From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
re-echoed
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From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
Richard
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From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
sail-cloth
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From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
shinglenounUS /ˈʃɪŋɡəl/
building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
shipmatesnounUS /ˈʃɪpmeɪts/
plural of “shipmate” — an associate on the same ship with you
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
shoulderedadjectiveUS /ˈʃoʊldərd/
having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading A SPLENDID DISOBEDIENCE.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
stalwartadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːlwərt/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
tent-poles
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From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Sir Robert Cross and Sir Richard Grenville had come ashore, and their voices sounded loud and re-echoed among the rocks as they issued orders to the men to carry the invalids down to the boats and hasten on board.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was bustle, noise, and confusion.
water-breakers
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From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
in or at the place that
From this reading Gilbert came down upon the beach at the spot where the men of the _Defiance_ and the _Bonaventure_ were encamped.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
wrappings
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From this reading Here a stalwart man of Devon had shouldered one of his sick shipmates and was carrying him over the shingle, here others were rolling down water-breakers that had been left from the early morning, and others again carrying bedding and tent-poles, with their wrappings of ropes and sail-cloth.
