used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
anew
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
ArmstrongnounUS /ˈɑːrmstrɑːŋ/
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
Armstrong'snounUS /ˈɑːrmstrɔːŋz/
possessive form of “armstrong” — United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
have
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Then they turned the Long Tom downward, and they pierced her oaken side, And they cheered her, and they blessed her, and they sunk her in the tide.
cause to be bored
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
cannonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
CarnationnounUS /kɑːrˈneɪʃən/
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
cheeredverbUS /tʃɪrd/
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading Then they turned the Long Tom downward, and they pierced her oaken side, And they cheered her, and they blessed her, and they sunk her in the tide.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
dauntlessadjective
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading Then they turned the Long Tom downward, and they pierced her oaken side, And they cheered her, and they blessed her, and they sunk her in the tide.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
figureheadnounUS /ˈfɪɡjərhed/
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
foenounUS /foʊ/
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
death of a person
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
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 Then they turned the Long Tom downward, and they pierced her oaken side, And they cheered her, and they blessed her, and they sunk her in the tide.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
matesnounUS /meɪts/
a pair of people who live together
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
not any; not one
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
oakenadjective
consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
From this reading Then they turned the Long Tom downward, and they pierced her oaken side, And they cheered her, and they blessed her, and they sunk her in the tide.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
piercedadjectiveUS /pɪrst/
having a hole cut through
From this reading Then they turned the Long Tom downward, and they pierced her oaken side, And they cheered her, and they blessed her, and they sunk her in the tide.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
cut with a saw
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
seawardadjectiveUS /ˈsiːwərd/
(of winds) coming from the land
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
seventy-fouradjective
being four more than seventy
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
transport commercially
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
shipman's
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From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then they turned the Long Tom downward, and they pierced her oaken side, And they cheered her, and they blessed her, and they sunk her in the tide.
sloop-of-war
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From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Then they turned the Long Tom downward, and they pierced her oaken side, And they cheered her, and they blessed her, and they sunk her in the tide.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
carry out
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they did as he commanded, and they bore their mates to land With the figurehead of Armstrong and the good sword in his hand.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
tiernounUS /tiːr/
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
male cat
From this reading Then they turned the Long Tom downward, and they pierced her oaken side, And they cheered her, and they blessed her, and they sunk her in the tide.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
tripleverbUS /ˈtrɪpəl/
increase threefold
From this reading Then the _Armstrong_, looking seaward, saw the mighty seventy-four, With her triple tier of cannon, drawing slowly to the shore.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then they turned the Long Tom downward, and they pierced her oaken side, And they cheered her, and they blessed her, and they sunk her in the tide.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
at the time that
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
wiltedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪltɪd/
(of plants) limp due to heat, loss of water, or disease
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now the tide was at flood again, and the night was almost done, When the sloop-of-war came up with her odds of two to one, And she opened fire; but the _Armstrong_ answered her, gun for gun, And the gay _Carnation_ wilted in half an hour of sun.
people who are wounded
From this reading And the dauntless captain said: “Take our wounded and our dead, Bear them tenderly to land, for the _Armstrong’s_ days are o’er; But no foe shall tread her deck, and no flag above it wave-- To the ship that saved our honor we will give a shipman’s grave.”
