AdmiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I am always forgetting and letting my hands fly when I speak.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am always forgetting and letting my hands fly when I speak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Why say, sail on! and on!'
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There goes another cup.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
AzoresnounUS /əˈzɔːrz/
islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading There goes another cup.
DECIDESverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdz/
third-person singular of “decide” — reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading I am always forgetting and letting my hands fly when I speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I am always forgetting and letting my hands fly when I speak.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading There goes another cup.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I am always forgetting and letting my hands fly when I speak.
HerculesnounUS /ˈhɜːrkjəliːz/
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading I am always forgetting and letting my hands fly when I speak.
lo
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From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
MARIAnounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am always forgetting and letting my hands fly when I speak.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Why say, sail on! and on!'
and nothing more
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading 'Why say, sail on! and on!'
express in words
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
shoreless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
express in speech
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT MARIA DECIDES THE QUESTION "Behind him lay the gray Azores, Behind the gates of Hercules; Before him not the ghost of shores, Before him only shoreless seas.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There goes another cup.
precisely as stated
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The good mate said: 'Now must we pray, For lo! the very stars are gone; Speak, Admiral, what shall I say?'
at the time that
From this reading I am always forgetting and letting my hands fly when I speak.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Why say, sail on! and on!'
