used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
(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 "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
bottlenosenoun
any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
From this reading When we left she was fitting out for the Greenland sealing and bottlenose whaling.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
ChieftainnounUS /ˈtʃiːftən/
the leader of a group of people
From this reading The _Chieftain_ was one of the Dundee whaling fleet.
Chieftain'snounUS /ˈtʃiːftənz/
possessive form of “chieftain” — the leader of a group of people
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
Dundee
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From this reading The _Chieftain_ was one of the Dundee whaling fleet.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading When we left she was fitting out for the Greenland sealing and bottlenose whaling.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading The _Chieftain_ was one of the Dundee whaling fleet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
GreenlandnounUS /ˈɡriːnlənd/
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
From this reading When we left she was fitting out for the Greenland sealing and bottlenose whaling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
KiplingnounUS /ˈkɪplɪŋ/
English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
From this reading -- Kipling.
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 When we left she was fitting out for the Greenland sealing and bottlenose whaling.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
mishapnounUS /ˈmɪshæp/
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The _Chieftain_ was one of the Dundee whaling fleet.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When we left she was fitting out for the Greenland sealing and bottlenose whaling.
recountverbUS /rɪˈkaʊnt/
narrate or give a detailed account of
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
sealingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the act of treating something to make it repel water
From this reading When we left she was fitting out for the Greenland sealing and bottlenose whaling.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
not in physical motion
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
unfedadjective
not fed
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
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 "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
whalingverbUS /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
-ing form of “whale” — hunt for whales
From this reading The _Chieftain_ was one of the Dundee whaling fleet.
at the time that
From this reading When we left she was fitting out for the Greenland sealing and bottlenose whaling.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It may be of interest to recount here the story of the _Chieftain's_ mishap, which was the worst accident of the year.
a late time of life
From this reading "We have fed our sea for a thousand years, And she calls us, still unfed, Though there is never a wave of all our waves But marks our English dead."
