adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The people had now a cessation from their toil.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
aidnounUS /eɪd/
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
Brainard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brainard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
cessationnounUS /ˌseˈseɪʃən/
a stopping
From this reading The people had now a cessation from their toil.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
dismayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmeɪd/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The people had now a cessation from their toil.
gangsnounUS /ɡæŋz/
plural of “gang” — an association of criminals
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The people had now a cessation from their toil.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
islandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
labournounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The people had now a cessation from their toil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people had now a cessation from their toil.
pipingnounUS /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
pumpingverbUS /ˈpʌmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “pump” — operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
relievedadjectiveUS /rɪˈliːvd/
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
sea-faring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
severeadjectiveUS /səˈvɪr/
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
signal'snounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlz/
possessive form of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
sinnernounUS /ˈsɪnər/
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
steadinessnounUS /ˈstedinɪs/
freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
succeedverbUS /səkˈsiːd/
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading The people had now a cessation from their toil.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
usuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading Of all the labour known to sea-faring men, that of pumping is usually thought to be the most severe.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “At the piping of all hands, When the judgment signal's spread-- When the islands and the land, And the seas give up their dead, And the south and the north shall come; When the sinner is dismayed, And the just man is afraid, Then heaven be thy aid, Poor Tom.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Those who work at it have to be relieved every minute, and it is only by having gangs to succeed each other, that the duty can be done at all with anything like steadiness.
