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MS. Sloane 2497, of the sixteenth century. COLLINGWOOD. The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck. Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.”
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From this reading Sloane 2497, of the sixteenth century.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.
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From this reading Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
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From this reading Sloane 2497, of the sixteenth century.
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From this reading COLLINGWOOD.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
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From this reading MS.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
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From this reading Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sloane 2497, of the sixteenth century.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sloane 2497, of the sixteenth century.
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From this reading Sloane 2497, of the sixteenth century.
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From this reading Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sloane 2497, of the sixteenth century.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.
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From this reading Alluding to the Collingwood crest of a stag beneath an oak tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
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From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
at the time that
From this reading The Collingwoods have borne the name, Since in the bush the buck was ta'en; But when the bush shall hold the buck, Then welcome faith, and farewell luck.
