AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
aboardadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading They haul it aboard with a British “heave-ho!”
ALUMnounUS /ˈæləm/
a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
BraveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading O reader, or readress, read farther, and dry The bright sympathetic ka-bob in your eye.
BritishnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
the people of Great Britain
From this reading They haul it aboard with a British “heave-ho!”
chopverbUS /tʃɑːp/
cut into pieces
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
crewnounUS /kruː/
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
dropverbUS /drɑːp/
let fall to the ground
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading O reader, or readress, read farther, and dry The bright sympathetic ka-bob in your eye.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading O reader, or readress, read farther, and dry The bright sympathetic ka-bob in your eye.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading O reader, or readress, read farther, and dry The bright sympathetic ka-bob in your eye.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
grappleverbUS /ˈɡræpəl/
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
hanounUS /hɑː/
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
haulverbUS /hɔːl/
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading They haul it aboard with a British “heave-ho!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
heave-ho
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From this reading They haul it aboard with a British “heave-ho!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
It's
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From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
ka-bob
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From this reading O reader, or readress, read farther, and dry The bright sympathetic ka-bob in your eye.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
man-o
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From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading O reader, or readress, read farther, and dry The bright sympathetic ka-bob in your eye.
readernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
readress
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From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
spikesnounUS /spaɪks/
plural of “spike” — a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading O reader, or readress, read farther, and dry The bright sympathetic ka-bob in your eye.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading That ship had a grapple with three iron spikes,— It’s lowered, and, ha! on a something it strikes!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
whicheverdeterminerUS /wɪˈtʃevər/
any one of a set, it does not matter which
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brave ALUM was picked up the very next day— A man-o’-war sighted him smoking away; With hunger and cold he was ready to drop, So they sent him below and they gave him a chop.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O reader, or readress, whichever you be, You weep for the crew who have sunk in the sea?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O reader, or readress, read farther, and dry The bright sympathetic ka-bob in your eye.
