used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A hard man.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
(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 LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
ALLINGHAM
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From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
anchornounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
castingnounUS /ˈkæstɪŋ/
object formed by a mold
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Looks like he'll have charge of the Mediterranean fleet.
give encouragement to
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
ChildsnounUS /tʃaɪldz/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
rid of obstructions
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
cloisterverbUS /ˈklɔɪstər/
surround with a cloister, as of a garden
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
ConstitutionnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
in a serious manner
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Looks like he'll have charge of the Mediterranean fleet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A hard man.
haulingnounUS /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Looks like he'll have charge of the Mediterranean fleet.
he'll
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From this reading Looks like he'll have charge of the Mediterranean fleet.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
IRONSIDESnounUS /ˈaɪərnsaɪdz/
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Looks like he'll have charge of the Mediterranean fleet.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Looks like he'll have charge of the Mediterranean fleet.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A hard man.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
MediterraneannounUS /ˌmedətərˈeɪniən/
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
From this reading Looks like he'll have charge of the Mediterranean fleet.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
used to form the superlative
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
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 LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
Preble
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From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
sea-beach
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From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
steerverbUS /stɪr/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
surfy
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From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
look attentively
From this reading "I hear it reported," Samuel Childs remarked one night on watch, "that Captain Edward Preble is coming out in command of the _Constitution_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
windyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪndi/
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading LIFE ABOARD _OLD IRONSIDES_ "_And now to thee, O Captain,_ _Most earnestly I pray,_ _That they may never bury me_ _In church or cloister gray;_ _But on the windy sea-beach,_ _At the ending of the land,_ _All on the surfy sea-beach,_ _Deep down into the sand._
yo-ho
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From this reading _For there will come the sailors,_ _Their voices I shall hear,_ _And at casting of the anchor_ _The yo-ho loud and clear;_ _And at hauling of the anchor_ _The yo-ho and the cheer,--_ _Farewell, my love, for to the bay_ _I never more may steer._" --W. ALLINGHAM.
