used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
consarn
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From this reading 'Tis your consarn, Not mine, to understand.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
fact's
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From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
Here's
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From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
set down according to a plan
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
larnverb
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
loomverbUS /luːm/
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Tis your consarn, Not mine, to understand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
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 A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
Ocean'snounUS /ˈoʊʃənz/
possessive form of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
transport commercially
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
spinverbUS /spɪn/
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
SPREADINGnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading SPREADING THE STRANDS.
STRANDSnounUS /strændz/
plural of “strand” — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading SPREADING THE STRANDS.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
surgesnounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒəz/
plural of “surge” — a sudden forceful flow
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPREADING THE STRANDS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
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 'Tis your consarn, Not mine, to understand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
toastverbUS /toʊst/
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
two times
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading 'Tis your consarn, Not mine, to understand.
urgesnounUS /ˈɜːrdʒəz/
plural of “urge” — an instinctive motive
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Shout three times three, like Ocean's surges, Join, brothers, join, the toast with me; Here's to the wind of life, which urges The ship with swelling waves o'er sea!"
the words that are spoken
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
yarnnounUS /jɑːrn/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading "Masters, I can not spin a yarn Twice laid with words of silken stuff.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading A fact's a fact; and ye may larn The rights o' this, though wild and rough My words may loom.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Tis your consarn, Not mine, to understand.
