adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading It come uncommon near, But we answered with a cheer, Which paralysed the Parley-voo, D’ye see?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
boldadjectiveUS /boʊld/
fearless and daring
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
cheerverbUS /tʃɪr/
give encouragement to
From this reading It come uncommon near, But we answered with a cheer, Which paralysed the Parley-voo, D’ye see?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It come uncommon near, But we answered with a cheer, Which paralysed the Parley-voo, D’ye see?
d'ye
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From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
Finisteere
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From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
FrigatenounUS /ˈfrɪɡət/
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It come uncommon near, But we answered with a cheer, Which paralysed the Parley-voo, D’ye see?
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
merchantmannoun
a cargo ship
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
Mounseer
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From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It come uncommon near, But we answered with a cheer, Which paralysed the Parley-voo, D’ye see?
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
paralysed
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From this reading It come uncommon near, But we answered with a cheer, Which paralysed the Parley-voo, D’ye see?
Parley-voo
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From this reading It come uncommon near, But we answered with a cheer, Which paralysed the Parley-voo, D’ye see?
portsnounUS /pɔːrts/
plural of “port” — a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
RevenuenounUS /ˈrevənuː/
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
SHIPPEDverbUS /ʃɪpt/
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
sloopnounUS /sluːp/
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
thirty-twoadjective
being two more than thirty
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading It come uncommon near, But we answered with a cheer, Which paralysed the Parley-voo, D’ye see?
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I SHIPPED, d’ye see, in a Revenue sloop, And, off Cape Finisteere, A merchantman we see, A Frenchman, going free, So we made for the bold Mounseer, D’ye see?
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It come uncommon near, But we answered with a cheer, Which paralysed the Parley-voo, D’ye see?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she proved to be a Frigate—and she up with her ports, And fires with a thirty-two!
