from one side of something to the other
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
Alonzo
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From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
on or to one side
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
atabals
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From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
aye
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From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
CastilenounUS /ˌkæˈstaɪl/
a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
clashnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
jeopardie
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From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
the force of workers available
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
MoorsnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
mornnounUS /mɔːrn/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
slayverbUS /sleɪ/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
to-day
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From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
trumpet's
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From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
wantonlyadverbUS /ˈwɔːntənli/
in a wanton manner
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
watch-tower's
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From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
waveringnounUS /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading And as we rounded to the port, Beneath the watch-tower’s wall, We heard the clash of the atabals, And the trumpet’s wavering call.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading And aye we sailed and aye we sailed, Across the weary sea, Until one morn the coast of Spain Rose grimly on our lee.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now shame it were,” cried good Lord James, “Shall never be said of me, That I and mine have turned aside From the Cross in jeopardie!
belonging to which person
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The Moors have come from Africa To spoil and waste and slay, And King Alonzo of Castile Must fight with them to-day.”
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “Why sounds yon Eastern music here So wantonly and long, And whose the crowd of armed men That round yon standard throng?”
