used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
combverbUS /koʊm/
straighten with a comb
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
comb'd
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From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading One day there was a gale.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
lurchverbUS /lɜːrtʃ/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
mermaidnounUS /ˈmɜːrmeɪd/
half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day there was a gale.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading ROUGH WEATHER.
express in words
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
deliver by singing
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
not in physical motion
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
possessing sweep
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
TennysonnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading --Tennyson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading One day there was a gale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day there was a gale.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading ROUGH WEATHER.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It came up suddenly, and some ladies sitting on a bench were swept off by a roll and sudden lurch.
which person or people
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would be a mermaid fair, I would sing to myself the whole of the day; With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair, And still as I comb'd, I would sing and say, "Who is it loves me? who loves not me?"
