aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
Aibric
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From this reading _Aibric._ Silence! for you have taken Forgael’s pay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading That was the bargain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
take in liquids
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First Sailor._ Little pay we have had this twelvemonth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Aibric._ Silence! for you have taken Forgael’s pay.
Forgael's
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From this reading _Aibric._ Silence! for you have taken Forgael’s pay.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _First Sailor._ Little pay we have had this twelvemonth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Aibric._ Silence! for you have taken Forgael’s pay.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
knockingnounUS /ˈnɑːkɪŋ/
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
lastingadjectiveUS /ˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
lifetimenounUS /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _First Sailor._ Little pay we have had this twelvemonth.
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 What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
the force of workers available
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading _Aibric._ Silence! for you have taken Forgael’s pay.
peaceableadjectiveUS /ˈpiːsəbəl/
inclined or disposed to peace
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading _First Sailor._ Little pay we have had this twelvemonth.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _Aibric._ Silence! for you have taken Forgael’s pay.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading _Aibric._ Silence! for you have taken Forgael’s pay.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the bargain.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _First Sailor._ Little pay we have had this twelvemonth.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
twelvemonthnoun
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _First Sailor._ Little pay we have had this twelvemonth.
except if; if not
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
the act of using
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the bargain.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _First Sailor._ Little pay we have had this twelvemonth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
in the company of; together with
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What is the use of knocking about and fighting as we do unless we get the chance to drink more wine and kiss more women than lasting peaceable men through their long lifetime?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We would never have turned against him if he had brought us, as he promised, into seas that would be thick with ships.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Aibric._ Silence! for you have taken Forgael’s pay.
