3rd
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From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
AlertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
in addition
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
betokened
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From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
cause to be bored
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
conquestnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
permission to do something
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
conveyingnounUS /kənˈveɪɪŋ/
act of transferring property title from one person to another
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
costumesnounUS /kɑːˈstuːmz/
plural of “costume” — the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
ensignnounUS /ˈensən/
a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
floenounUS /floʊ/
a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
moving swiftly
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
for this reason
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
of great significance or value
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
instrumentsnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənts/
plural of “instrument” — a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
immediately past
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
go away from a place
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROUTINE OF SLEDGE TRAVELLING.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
peaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
persuadedverbUS /pərˈsweɪdɪd/
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
ROUTINEnounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading THE ROUTINE OF SLEDGE TRAVELLING.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
transport commercially
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
SLEDGEverbUS /sledʒ/
transport in a sleigh
From this reading THE ROUTINE OF SLEDGE TRAVELLING.
sledges
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From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROUTINE OF SLEDGE TRAVELLING.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
touchesnounUS /ˈtʌtʃəz/
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading THE ROUTINE OF SLEDGE TRAVELLING.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
unwontedadjective
unaccustomed or unusual
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Henry V._ On the morning of Monday, the 3rd of April, an unwonted bustle and excitement on board and around the "Alert" betokened that something unusual was taking place.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
well-packed
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From this reading Men in their travelling costumes might have been observed busily engaged in adding the last finishing touches to the already well-packed sledges.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
a Caucasian
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We are well persuaded We carry not a heart with us from hence That grows not in a fair consent with ours; Nor leave not one behind, that doth not wish Success and conquest to attend on us."
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Officers, also in travelling attire, were carefully conveying delicate instruments from the ship to the row of sledges drawn up in "line of battle" on the floe, whilst the white ensign flying from the peak bore witness of some important event.
