used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
(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 A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
a quantity of money
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
Bartholomew
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From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”
brought into existence
From this reading This fellow, like the notorious Henry Morgan, was a Welshman and born in Pembrokeshire.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
contrastedverbUS /kənˈtræstəd/
past form of “contrast” — put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
From this reading The low wages and hard labour in other spheres of life contrasted unfavourably with the possibilities of ease, plenty, liberty and power.
creditornounUS /ˈkredətər/
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
move gently or carefully
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
a boy or man
From this reading This fellow, like the notorious Henry Morgan, was a Welshman and born in Pembrokeshire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
a man of refinement
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
hazardnounUS /ˈhæzərd/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading This fellow, like the notorious Henry Morgan, was a Welshman and born in Pembrokeshire.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This fellow, like the notorious Henry Morgan, was a Welshman and born in Pembrokeshire.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading This fellow, like the notorious Henry Morgan, was a Welshman and born in Pembrokeshire.
mottonounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊ/
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”
not any; not one
From this reading No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”
and nothing more
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The low wages and hard labour in other spheres of life contrasted unfavourably with the possibilities of ease, plenty, liberty and power.
Pembrokeshire
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From this reading This fellow, like the notorious Henry Morgan, was a Welshman and born in Pembrokeshire.
piracynounUS /ˈpaɪrəsi/
hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
a full supply
From this reading The low wages and hard labour in other spheres of life contrasted unfavourably with the possibilities of ease, plenty, liberty and power.
possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading The low wages and hard labour in other spheres of life contrasted unfavourably with the possibilities of ease, plenty, liberty and power.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
satietynounUS /sɑːˈtaɪətiː/
the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
seventeenth-century
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
sourverbUS /ˈsaʊər/
go sour or spoil
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
spheresnounUS /sfɪrz/
plural of “sphere” — a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading The low wages and hard labour in other spheres of life contrasted unfavourably with the possibilities of ease, plenty, liberty and power.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
in or at that place or location
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
unfavourablyadverb
showing disapproval; in a disparaging way
From this reading The low wages and hard labour in other spheres of life contrasted unfavourably with the possibilities of ease, plenty, liberty and power.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
Welshmannoun
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading This fellow, like the notorious Henry Morgan, was a Welshman and born in Pembrokeshire.
at the time that
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the remark which a certain Captain Bartholomew Roberts, a notorious seventeenth-century pirate, was said to have made, and no doubt there was a certain amount of truth in this statement.
which person or people
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The low wages and hard labour in other spheres of life contrasted unfavourably with the possibilities of ease, plenty, liberty and power.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A “GENTLEMAN” OF FORTUNE “In an honest service there are commonly low wages and hard labour: in piracy, satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it at worst is only a sour look or two at choking?
