at or in the front
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
(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 right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sailing-master appeared at the door, his cap in his hand.
aseaadverbUS /əˈziːə/
in the direction of the sea
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sailing-master appeared at the door, his cap in his hand.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
can't
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From this reading We can’t turn without getting into the trough of the sea.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The sailing-master appeared at the door, his cap in his hand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The sailing-master appeared at the door, his cap in his hand.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
in a free manner
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading We can’t turn without getting into the trough of the sea.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The sailing-master appeared at the door, his cap in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sailing-master appeared at the door, his cap in his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sailing-master appeared at the door, his cap in his hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We can’t turn without getting into the trough of the sea.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
it's
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From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
MitchellnounUS /ˈmɪtʃəl/
English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
mottonounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊ/
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We can’t turn without getting into the trough of the sea.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
respectfullyadverbUS /rɪˈspektfəli/
in a respectful manner
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
sailing-master
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From this reading The sailing-master appeared at the door, his cap in his hand.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading We can’t turn without getting into the trough of the sea.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sailing-master appeared at the door, his cap in his hand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
translatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
troughnounUS /trɔːf/
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
From this reading We can’t turn without getting into the trough of the sea.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading We can’t turn without getting into the trough of the sea.”
veni
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From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
vici
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From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
vidi
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From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can’t turn without getting into the trough of the sea.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
at the time that
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My motto is _veni, vidi, vici_, which freely translated means I can sleep asea when I can’t sleep ashore.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We can’t turn without getting into the trough of the sea.”
you've
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From this reading “All right, go ahead then,” said Mitchell; “go where we must go, and do what you’ve got to do.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I beg your pardon, sir,” he said respectfully, “but I fear it’s impossible to put back.
