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From this reading 122.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
give encouragement to
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
cut-throat
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From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
Diogenesnoun
an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)
From this reading _Diogenes_, Vol. III., p.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
England'snounUS /ˈɪŋɡləndz/
possessive form of “england” — a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
enrichverbUS /enˈrɪtʃ/
make better or improve in quality
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
FightsnounUS /faɪts/
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
a state of high honor
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
henceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Diogenes_, Vol. III., p.
knottedadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːtɪd/
tied with a knot
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
let's
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From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
the literary culture
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
for more time
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
MarquenounUS /mɑːrk/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
neath
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From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
not any; not one
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _Diogenes_, Vol. III., p.
pelfnoun
informal terms for money
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
piratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
Privateernoun
an officer or crew member of a privateer
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
a strong line
From this reading Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope Shall be knotted ’neath the ear, As pirates to hang Every man of the gang Of each thievish Privateer.
except for; apart from
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
thievishadjective
given to thievery
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No thought has he of liberty, No hopes of glory cheer; But alone for the pelf, To enrich himself, Fights the thievish Privateer.
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
Vol
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From this reading _Diogenes_, Vol. III., p.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading * * * * * Then shall we suffer longer, That letters called “of Marque,” Shall save from England’s vengeance, Each cut-throat pirate bark?
