used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
anew
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
(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 "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
anticipateverbUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Little did we, or could we, anticipate all that lay before us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
baysnounUS /beɪz/
plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Little did we, or could we, anticipate all that lay before us.
botherationnoun
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
confined by bonds
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
coost
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From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Little did we, or could we, anticipate all that lay before us.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Little did we, or could we, anticipate all that lay before us.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading Irish Song.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Little did we, or could we, anticipate all that lay before us.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little did we, or could we, anticipate all that lay before us.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
engage in
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
north-westadverb
to, toward, or in the northwest
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
Och
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Little did we, or could we, anticipate all that lay before us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
transport commercially
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Irish Song.
southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Little did we, or could we, anticipate all that lay before us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little did we, or could we, anticipate all that lay before us.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Little did we, or could we, anticipate all that lay before us.
WelshnounUS /weltʃ/
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were now so near Liverpool, that I expected, every hour, to make some American bound in.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The wind held at north-west until the ship had got within twenty miles of the Welsh coast; then, it came out light, again, at the southward.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Och! botheration--'T is a beautiful coost All made up of rocks and deep bays; Ye may sail up and down, a marvellous host, And admire all its beautiful ways."
