used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
(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 I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
AULDadjectiveUS /ɔːld/
a Scottish word
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I have only dreamed of it and thought about it, ever since I can remember.
don't
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From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading "I have only dreamed of it and thought about it, ever since I can remember.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
at any time
From this reading "I have only dreamed of it and thought about it, ever since I can remember.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
half-hitch
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From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
humbugging
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From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Never in all my life!" said Peggy, looking up joyously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have only dreamed of it and thought about it, ever since I can remember.
joyouslyadverb
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading "Never in all my life!" said Peggy, looking up joyously.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Never in all my life!" said Peggy, looking up joyously.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Never in all my life!" said Peggy, looking up joyously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
MERRYWEATHER
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From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Never in all my life!" said Peggy, looking up joyously.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have only dreamed of it and thought about it, ever since I can remember.
and nothing more
From this reading "I have only dreamed of it and thought about it, ever since I can remember.
Peggy
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From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
PHIL
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From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I have only dreamed of it and thought about it, ever since I can remember.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Never in all my life!" said Peggy, looking up joyously.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I have only dreamed of it and thought about it, ever since I can remember.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
SlackenverbUS /ˈslækən/
become slow or slower
From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
express in words
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
that's
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From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I have only dreamed of it and thought about it, ever since I can remember.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Never in all my life!" said Peggy, looking up joyously.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT--" "A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast--" PHIL MERRYWEATHER was singing as he brought his boat about.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I believe you have been humbugging us all; don't tell me you never sailed a boat before!"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Slacken your sheet, Peggy! easy--that's right! a half-hitch--look here, young lady!
