used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
anew
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I might rather ask how you came here.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
have
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
dearly loved
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
bullnounUS /bʊl/
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
bulwarks
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From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I might rather ask how you came here.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
charmedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrmd/
strongly attracted
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
debtnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
encouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
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 The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
how
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From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
Jose
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From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
a boy or man
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
go away from a place
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
Leirya
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From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might rather ask how you came here.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
on one occasion
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
in other respects or ways
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
piratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
on the contrary
From this reading I might rather ask how you came here.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
transport commercially
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we must leave our experiences until a more convenient season, or we shall not live to see the end of this good fight."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
which person or people
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And as for how I got here, why, how otherwise than over the bulwarks from my ship?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pirates were fighting now with the fury of desperation, and, encouraged by the bull voice of Jose Leirya--who seemed to bear a charmed life,--they prepared to form up into line and attempt with one furious charge to sweep the English from the decks of their beloved schooner.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, lad," replied Harry; "you have saved my life again, and I am once more in your debt.
