a-slumbering
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From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
a-smiling
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From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading "What--Adam!" says I, sitting up.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Why, 'twas an excellent fire, Martin, and smoked bravely!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
babenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading "Why, 'twas an excellent fire, Martin, and smoked bravely!
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
CAMEverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
dreamsnounUS /driːmz/
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
earnestlyadverbUS /ˈɜːrnəstli/
in a serious manner
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading "Why, 'twas an excellent fire, Martin, and smoked bravely!
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
FIREverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
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for't
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From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
hangverbUS /hæŋ/
be suspended or hanging
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
here's
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hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
HOW
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What--Adam!" says I, sitting up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/
free from evil or guilt
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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main-yard
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From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
MartinnounUS /ˈmɑːrtən/
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
ninetyadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnti/
being ten more than eighty
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/
not divisible by two
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What of the fire, Adam?"
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
SAIDadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "What--Adam!" says I, sitting up.
seekingnounUS /ˈsiːkɪŋ/
the act of searching for something
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
shipmatenounUS /ˈʃɪpmeɪt/
an associate on the same ship with you
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "What--Adam!" says I, sitting up.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading "Why, 'twas an excellent fire, Martin, and smoked bravely!
soulsnounUS /soʊlz/
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
TELLETH
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
twas
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From this reading "Why, 'twas an excellent fire, Martin, and smoked bravely!
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What--Adam!" says I, sitting up.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What--Adam!" says I, sitting up.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, 'twas an excellent fire, Martin, and smoked bravely!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "In few short hours, Martin, here will be ninety odd souls earnestly seeking to swing you up to the main-yard and you a-slumbering sweet as any innocent babe, and burn me, shipmate, I love you the better for't!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TELLETH HOW THE SAID FIRE CAME ABOUT "Lord love me, shipmate, here's you to hang at peep o' day and a-smiling in your dreams!"
