afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NELSON AND THE NILE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Things in England began to look up.
fearless and daring
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
Camperdown
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From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
DIBDIN
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From this reading DIBDIN.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Things in England began to look up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
how
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From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Things in England began to look up.
knowedverbUS /noʊd/
past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
lickverbUS /lɪk/
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Things in England began to look up.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
NELSONnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading NELSON AND THE NILE.
NILEnounUS /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading NELSON AND THE NILE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
preachedverbUS /priːtʃt/
past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
express in words
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NELSON AND THE NILE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things in England began to look up.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
which person or people
From this reading Those who preached revolution were forced to hide their heads with shame after the great battle of Camperdown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With one of his precious limbs shot away, Bold Nelson knowed well how to trick 'em; So, as for the French, 'tis as much as to say, We can tie up one hand, and then lick 'em."
