adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall top-mast But I fear you’ll ne’er spy land.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
ankers
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From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
auldadjectiveUS /ɔːld/
a Scottish word
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
brak
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From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
camnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
deadlyadjectiveUS /ˈdedli/
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall top-mast But I fear you’ll ne’er spy land.”
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
gude
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From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
gurly
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From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
hadna
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From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
harmnounUS /hɑːrm/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
helmnounUS /helm/
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall top-mast But I fear you’ll ne’er spy land.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
leaguenounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
liftverbUS /lɪft/
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
ne'eradverbUS /ner/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall top-mast But I fear you’ll ne’er spy land.”
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
sail'd
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From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
sailornounUS /ˈseɪlər/
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
sicadverbUS /sɪk/
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
spyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
top-mast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
top-masts
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From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
wavesnounUS /weɪvz/
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
we'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam o’er the broken ship, Till a’ her sides were torn.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
Winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast; To see if I can spy land?”
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They hadna sail’d a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
yestreen
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From this reading I saw the new moon, late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we’ll come to harm.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall top-mast But I fear you’ll ne’er spy land.”
you'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “O here am I, a sailor gude, To take the helm in hand, Till you go up to the tall top-mast But I fear you’ll ne’er spy land.”
