1596
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From this reading OLD BALLAD, 1596.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
admiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
BALLADnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading OLD BALLAD, 1596.
braggingnounUS /ˈbræɡɪŋ/
an instance of boastful talk
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
BraveradjectiveUS /ˈbreɪvər/
comparative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
captainsnounUS /ˈkæptənz/
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
couragious
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From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
EssexnounUS /ˈesɪks/
a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
foemen
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From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD BALLAD, 1596.
others
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From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
go across or through
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
PlymouthnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
presentlye
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From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərəs/
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
sayle
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From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading CHAPTER SEVEN.
transport commercially
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
speedilye
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From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
streamersnounUS /ˈstriːmərz/
plural of “streamer” — light that streams
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
carry out
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
tayle
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From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
valiantlye
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From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Many and various were the questions that were put by our little hero to Adams and others, relative to the fate of his parents.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the seas presentlye went our lord admiral, With knights couragious and captains full good; The brave Earl of Essex, a prosperous general, With him prepared to pass the salt flood.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At Plymouth speedilye took they ship valiantlye, Braver ships never were seen under sayle, With their fair colours spread, and streamers o'er their head: Now, bragging foemen, take heed of your tayle.
