touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
bindverbUS /baɪnd/
stick to firmly
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
confined by bonds
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND.
Clarence's
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From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
cleaving
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
dearly loved
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
foamyadjectiveUS /ˈfoʊmi/
producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
the act of departing
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
linksnounUS /lɪŋks/
a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
loathadjectiveUS /loʊθ/
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
Martyn's
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From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
MOOREnounUS /mʊr/
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading T. MOORE.
ménage
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From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
OUTWARDadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtwərd/
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
pennantnounUS /ˈpenənt/
the award given to the champion
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
repulseverbUS /riˈpʌls/
force or drive back
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
roveverbUS /roʊv/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
transport commercially
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
not in physical motion
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. MOORE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE first time I saw Clarence’s _ménage_ was in that same summer of poor Martyn’s repulse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
a shaky motion
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
twas
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From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
we've
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From this reading So loath we part from all we love, From all the links that bind us, So turn our hearts as on we rove To those we’ve left behind us.’
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading ‘As slow our ship her foamy track Against the wind was cleaving, Her trembling pennant still looked back To the dear isle ’twas leaving.
