1757
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From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung Their soft mantilla, grey.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And e'en to them thou art not over old; How could'st thou be!
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
Carrig
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From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
could'st
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From this reading And e'en to them thou art not over old; How could'st thou be!
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
e'enadverb
even
From this reading And e'en to them thou art not over old; How could'st thou be!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung Their soft mantilla, grey.
founderingnounUS /ˈfaʊndərɪŋ/
(of a ship) sinking
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
GentnounUS /dʒent/
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
GlennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung Their soft mantilla, grey.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung Their soft mantilla, grey.
not accessible to view
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
how
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From this reading Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung Their soft mantilla, grey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
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 As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
legiblyadverb
in a legible manner
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
for more time
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
mantillanounUS /mænˈtɪlə/
a woman's silk or lace scarf
From this reading Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung Their soft mantilla, grey.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
not any; not one
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And e'en to them thou art not over old; How could'st thou be!
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung Their soft mantilla, grey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And e'en to them thou art not over old; How could'st thou be!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And e'en to them thou art not over old; How could'st thou be!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
express in words
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
transport commercially
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung Their soft mantilla, grey.
a male human offspring
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
SouthwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
not in physical motion
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung Their soft mantilla, grey.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And e'en to them thou art not over old; How could'st thou be!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
not known
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship _Glen Carrig_ through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
precisely as stated
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
Winterstraw
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From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
in the company of; together with
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading As told by John Winterstraw, Gent., to his son James Winterstraw, in the year 1757, and by him committed very properly and legibly to manuscript.
a late time of life
From this reading Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung Their soft mantilla, grey.
the day immediately before today
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
but in spite of that
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading People may say thou art no longer young And yet, to me, thy youth was yesterday, A yesterday that seems Still mingled with my dreams.
