aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
braveradjectiveUS /ˈbreɪvər/
comparative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
BritonsnounUS /ˈbrɪtənz/
plural of “briton” — a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
broken-ribbed
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From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
coilnounUS /kɔɪl/
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
CONSTITUTION'SnounUS /ˌkɑːnstɪˈtuːʃənz/
possessive form of “constitution” — law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading THE CONSTITUTION'S GREAT VICTORY.
crewsnounUS /kruːz/
plural of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
deckedverbUS /dekt/
past form of “deck” — be beautiful to look at
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
England'snounUS /ˈɪŋɡləndz/
possessive form of “england” — a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
frigatesnounUS /ˈfrɪɡəts/
plural of “frigate” — a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE CONSTITUTION'S GREAT VICTORY.
Guerriere
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From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
how
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From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How came it?
JavanounUS /ˈdʒɑːvə/
an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
Macedonnoun
the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
come together
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
navynounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
oak-hearted
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From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
PeacocknounUS /ˈpiːkɑːk/
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
slackadjectiveUS /slæk/
not tense or taut
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
dependable
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
carry out
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
tars
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From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSTITUTION'S GREAT VICTORY.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading THE CONSTITUTION'S GREAT VICTORY.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
we're
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From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, split me, than Britons we're braver; And that too they shall feel, whenever we meet?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
y'r
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From this reading "Now coil up y'r nonsense 'bout England's great navy, And take in y'r slack about oak-hearted tars; For frigates as stout, and as gallant crews have we, Or how came their _Macedon_ decked with our stars?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, how came her _Guerriere_, her _Peacock_, and _Java_, All sent broken-ribbed to old Davy of late?
