used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
matters of personal concern
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
(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 “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
have
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
confined by bonds
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
BrutusnounUS /ˈbruːtəs/
statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
From this reading Brutus--Julius Caesar.
CaesarnounUS /ˈsiːzər/
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading Brutus--Julius Caesar.
placed crosswise
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
Hardinge
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From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
Julius
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From this reading Brutus--Julius Caesar.
immediately past
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
leadsnounUS /liːdz/
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
miseriesnounUS /ˈmɪzəriz/
plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
a form of address for a man
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
north-wester
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From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
OmittedverbUS /oʊˈmɪtəd/
inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
RupertnounUS /ˈruːpərt/
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
cut with a saw
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/
plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
shallows
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From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
transport commercially
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
carry out
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
venturesnounUS /ˈventʃərz/
plural of “venture” — any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In four hours from the time when Rupert and I last saw Mr. Hardinge, the ship was at sea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
at the time that
From this reading On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows, and in miseries.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She crossed the bar, and started on her long journey, with a fresh north-wester, and with everything packed on that she would bear.
