Sentence:  We <WSD>expressed</WSD> our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith. As we reached the lodge we heard the whistle, and we backed up against one side of the platform as the train pulled up at the other. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (to convey meaning)  To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.