used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WAVE COMES SWELLING OVER THE SANDS.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
Ann
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From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
Ashley
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From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
Bob'snounUS /bɑːbz/
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
brignounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
Brundell
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From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WAVE COMES SWELLING OVER THE SANDS.
Dan
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From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
DIBDIN
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From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
flotsom
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From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
Gorton
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From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
he's
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From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
I'd
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From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
manliest
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From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WAVE COMES SWELLING OVER THE SANDS.
not any; not one
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
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 "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WAVE COMES SWELLING OVER THE SANDS.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
Polly
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From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
salvageverbUS /ˈsælvədʒ/
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
SANDSnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WAVE COMES SWELLING OVER THE SANDS.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
SWELLINGnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WAVE COMES SWELLING OVER THE SANDS.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WAVE COMES SWELLING OVER THE SANDS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
volunteerverbUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr/
tell voluntarily
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft; Faithful below he did his duty, But now he's gone aloft."--DIBDIN.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WAVE COMES SWELLING OVER THE SANDS.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
at the time that
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "When I heard," said Dan Brundell, "that there was a brig ashore on the tail of the Gorton Sands, I had no more notion that it was Bob's _Polly Ann_ than I have o' what the weather will be this day month.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'd been down with some oars Gorton ways, and I met old Ashley while returning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would I volunteer, he said, to go in the _Fairy_; one of his sons was from home, and we might, he said, pick up a bit o' salvage, as well as flotsom.
