used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
aff
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
AlbanynounUS /ˈɔːlbəni/
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
BURNSnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading BURNS.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
CanaannounUS /ˈkeɪnən/
an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
dadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
the act of departing
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
a social unit living together
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
feweradjectiveUS /ˈfjuːər/
(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
gracelessadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪsləs/
lacking graciousness
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
HamnounUS /hæm/
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
HermannounUS /ˈhɜːrmən/
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
How
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
leugh
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
Mordaunt
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From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
nigger
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From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
regimentsnounUS /ˈredʒəmənts/
plural of “regiment” — army unit smaller than a division
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
sloops
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From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading In that interval, however, great changes had taken place in the military aspect of things.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
transportingverbUS /trænˈspɔːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
soldiers collectively
From this reading Several regiments of King's troops ascended the Hudson, most of the sloops on the river, of which there could not have been fewer than thirty or forty, having been employed in transporting them and their stores.
vigournoun
forceful exertion
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “Come, let a proper text be read, An' touch it aff wi' vigour, How graceless Ham leugh at his dad, Which made Canaan a nigger.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ten days after the departure of the ----th, Herman Mordaunt and his family, with our own party, left Albany, on the summer's business.
