used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
A-coming
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From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
boatswainnounUS /ˈboʊtsweɪn/
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She cried and wept outright; "Then I will to the water-side, And see him out of sight."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
elfnounUS /elf/
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
feintverbUS /feɪnt/
deceive by a mock action
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
set up or found
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
a young female
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "And is he gone, and is he gone?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
He'll
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From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She cried and wept outright; "Then I will to the water-side, And see him out of sight."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She cried and wept outright; "Then I will to the water-side, And see him out of sight."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
and nothing more
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She cried and wept outright; "Then I will to the water-side, And see him out of sight."
outrightadverbUS /ˈaʊˈtraɪt/
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading She cried and wept outright; "Then I will to the water-side, And see him out of sight."
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She cried and wept outright; "Then I will to the water-side, And see him out of sight."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She cried and wept outright; "Then I will to the water-side, And see him out of sight."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
swainnounUS /sweɪn/
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She cried and wept outright; "Then I will to the water-side, And see him out of sight."
they'd
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From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
Twas
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From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So when they'd made their game of her, And taken off her elf, She roused, and found she only was A-coming to herself.
water-side
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From this reading She cried and wept outright; "Then I will to the water-side, And see him out of sight."
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading She cried and wept outright; "Then I will to the water-side, And see him out of sight."
at the time that
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to shock a saint, That, though she did seem in a fit, 'Twas nothing but a feint.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, girl," said he, "hold up your head, He'll be as good as me; For when your swain is in our boat A boatswain he will be."
