used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For yonder, methinks, should be the shore.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
breakersnounUS /ˈbreɪkərz/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading "Canst hear," said one, "the breakers roar?
cannot
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From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
Canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Canst hear," said one, "the breakers roar?
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For yonder, methinks, should be the shore.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Canst hear," said one, "the breakers roar?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
Inchcape
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From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
methinks
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From this reading For yonder, methinks, should be the shore.
not any; not one
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Canst hear," said one, "the breakers roar?
Ralph
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From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "Canst hear," said one, "the breakers roar?
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
RovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
move hurridly
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Canst hear," said one, "the breakers roar?
transport commercially
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading For yonder, methinks, should be the shore.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For yonder, methinks, should be the shore.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
sinksnounUS /sɪŋks/
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
express in words
From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Canst hear," said one, "the breakers roar?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
up to a particular time
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair, And cursed himself in his despair; And waves rush in on every side, The ship sinks fast beneath the tide.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
in or at the place that
From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Now, where we are, I cannot tell,-- I wish we heard the Inchcape Bell."
in the company of; together with
From this reading They heard no sound--the swell is strong, Though the wind hath fallen they drift along: Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock, "Oh heavens! it is the Inchcape Rock!"
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading For yonder, methinks, should be the shore.
