used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
bow-lines
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From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
Buckingham
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From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
dissembleverbUS /dɪˈsembəl/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
frigatenounUS /ˈfrɪɡət/
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Whom have we here?
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _King Henry VI_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Whom have we here?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
interceptverbUS /ˌɪntərˈsept/
seize on its way
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
not any; not one
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
reefsnounUS /riːfs/
plural of “reef” — a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
squaredadjectiveUS /skwerd/
having been made square
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
studding-sails
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From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
tautadjectiveUS /tɔːt/
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Buckingham, to disturb The King hath sent him, sure: I must dissemble."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
top-mast
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From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
top-sails
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From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
topgallant-sails
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From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At first, the frigate took single reefs in her top-sails, set topgallant-sails over them, and hauled up on taut bow-lines.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading _King Henry VI_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Whom have we here?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Whom have we here?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading But seeing no signs of our studding-sails coming down, she shook out her reefs, squared her yards, set top-mast studding-sails, and kept off to a course that would be certain to intercept us.
