used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You take off your hat to a king.
adulteratesverbUS /əˈdʌltəreɪts/
third-person singular of “adulterate” — corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
From this reading Commerce cheats, commerce adulterates, commerce is bad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ships are the effect and cause of commerce.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ships are the effect and cause of commerce.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Commerce cheats, commerce adulterates, commerce is bad.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Ships are the effect and cause of commerce.
cheatsnounUS /tʃiːts/
plural of “cheat” — weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
From this reading Commerce cheats, commerce adulterates, commerce is bad.
commercenounUS /ˈkɑːmərs/
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
From this reading Ships are the effect and cause of commerce.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Gaillard the smuggler robbed the revenue, you say; so do monarchs.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Ships are the effect and cause of commerce.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading To wreck ships engaged in knavery is good.
Gaillard
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From this reading Gaillard the smuggler robbed the revenue, you say; so do monarchs.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading To wreck ships engaged in knavery is good.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading You take off your hat to a king.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To wreck ships engaged in knavery is good.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Commerce cheats, commerce adulterates, commerce is bad.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading You take off your hat to a king.
knaverynoun
lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
From this reading To wreck ships engaged in knavery is good.
monarchsnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrks/
plural of “monarch” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading Gaillard the smuggler robbed the revenue, you say; so do monarchs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ships are the effect and cause of commerce.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You take off your hat to a king.
revenuenounUS /ˈrevənuː/
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading Gaillard the smuggler robbed the revenue, you say; so do monarchs.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Gaillard the smuggler robbed the revenue, you say; so do monarchs.
express in words
From this reading Gaillard the smuggler robbed the revenue, you say; so do monarchs.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Ships are the effect and cause of commerce.
smugglernounUS /ˈsmʌɡlər/
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading Gaillard the smuggler robbed the revenue, you say; so do monarchs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gaillard the smuggler robbed the revenue, you say; so do monarchs.
carry out
From this reading You take off your hat to a king.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ships are the effect and cause of commerce.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To wreck ships engaged in knavery is good.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading To wreck ships engaged in knavery is good.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gaillard the smuggler robbed the revenue, you say; so do monarchs.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You take off your hat to a king.
