used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
anew
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
(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 One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
entertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
a man of refinement
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
hensnounUS /henz/
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
HOnounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading UTOPIA HO!
ten 10s
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
Jago
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From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
held dear
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
marketingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkətɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
not any; not one
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
orangesnounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒəz/
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
pinsnounUS /pɪnz/
plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
PortuguesenounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡiːz/
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
purposelyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrpəsli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
Romishadjective
of or relating to or supporting Romanism
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
St
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My mother would have loved to go marketing in that place, for I bought no less than one hundred sweet oranges for half a paper of pins, and five fat hens for the other half of the paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
UTOPIAnounUS /juːˈtoʊpiə/
a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading UTOPIA HO!
an act of traveling by water
From this reading I have purposely left out of these pages the record of the voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
in or at the place that
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I might like to dwell again upon the first land we made, the Island of St. Jago, where we had civil entertainment of a Portuguese gentleman and of a negro Romish priest, with a merry heart and merry heels.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One such voyage is much like another, and though it was all new to me it would not be new to others.
