used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
exhale hard
From this reading “_O, blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down!
bulliesnounUS /ˈbʊliz/
plural of “bully” — a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “_O, blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down!
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “_O, blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me some time to blow the man down.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O, blow the man down in Liverpool town!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading O, blow the man down in Liverpool town!
lookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “_O, blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me some time to blow the man down.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
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 “_O, blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
PacketnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
ShantynounUS /ˈʃænti/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Give me some time to blow the man down.”
StriveverbUS /straɪv/
attempt by employing effort
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_O, blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Give me some time to blow the man down.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give me some time to blow the man down.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading O, blow the man down in Liverpool town!
Way-ay
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From this reading Way-ay, blow the man down.
at the time that
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --Old Shanty of the Atlantic Packet Ships._ When in safety or in doubt, Always keep a safe lookout; Strive to keep a level head, Mind your lights and mind your lead.
