Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

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From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

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From this reading O Where will, etc.

at any time

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'O wha is this, or wha is that, Has tauld the king o me?

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading 'O wha is this, or wha is that, Has tauld the king o me?

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

term of address for a man

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

a student who fails to attend classes

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'O wha is this, or wha is that, Has tauld the king o me?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading 'O wha is this, or wha is that, Has tauld the king o me?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'O wha is this, or wha is that, Has tauld the king o me?

in or at the place that

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading The king sits in Dumferling town, Drinking the blood red wine: O 'Where will I get a good skipper, To sail seven ships o mine?'

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading The king has written a bra letter, And seald it wi his hand, And ordered Sir Andrew Wood To come at his command.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading O up then spake a bra young man, And a bra young man was he: 'Sir Andrew Wood is the best skipper That ever saild the sea.'