used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "_Si_, senhor," Pedro agreed.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "And besides your pistols we still have our machetes.
BLACKBEARDnoun
an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We'll travel the same road, of course, but we'll take company with us."
Calisayanoun
Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading We'll travel the same road, of course, but we'll take company with us."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading We'll travel the same road, of course, but we'll take company with us."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
an opposing military force
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
gats
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
a state of high honor
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
his'n
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
Knowlton
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From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
machetesnounUS /məˈʃetiːz/
plural of “machete” — a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
From this reading "And besides your pistols we still have our machetes.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
not any; not one
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
paddlingverbUS /ˈpædəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
Pedro
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From this reading "_Si_, senhor," Pedro agreed.
an amount of time
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
pistolsnounUS /ˈpɪstəlz/
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading "And besides your pistols we still have our machetes.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
Identical; not different.
From this reading We'll travel the same road, of course, but we'll take company with us."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
senhornoun
a Portuguese title of respect; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "_Si_, senhor," Pedro agreed.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading "_Si_, senhor," Pedro agreed.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
not in physical motion
From this reading "And besides your pistols we still have our machetes.
carry out
From this reading We'll travel the same road, of course, but we'll take company with us."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We'll travel the same road, of course, but we'll take company with us."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We'll travel the same road, of course, but we'll take company with us."
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
We'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll travel the same road, of course, but we'll take company with us."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading BLACKBEARD "Well," said Knowlton, after a period of silent paddling, "we have met the enemy and we are his'n.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No harm done so far, though, and if old man Calisaya, or whatever his name is, wants to act nasty we can send him and a few others along the road to glory with our gats.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And besides your pistols we still have our machetes.
