24
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The commander hailed him: the pirate answered, _from Jamaica with rum and sugar_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
Capt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The commander hailed him: the pirate answered, _from Jamaica with rum and sugar_.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The commander hailed him: the pirate answered, _from Jamaica with rum and sugar_.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading The commander hailed him: the pirate answered, _from Jamaica with rum and sugar_.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The commander hailed him: the pirate answered, _from Jamaica with rum and sugar_.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
JamaicanounUS /dʒəˈmeɪkə/
a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
From this reading The commander hailed him: the pirate answered, _from Jamaica with rum and sugar_.
John'snounUS /dʒɑːnz/
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
man-of-warnoun
a warship intended for combat
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
merchantmennounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃəntmɪn/
plural of “merchantman” — a cargo ship
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
privateernoun
an officer or crew member of a privateer
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
prizesnounUS /ˈpraɪzəz/
plural of “prize” — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
rumnounUS /rʌm/
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading The commander hailed him: the pirate answered, _from Jamaica with rum and sugar_.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
sailer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
Sheerness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
transport commercially
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
St
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading The commander hailed him: the pirate answered, _from Jamaica with rum and sugar_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
Trevor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
TudornounUS /ˈtuːdər/
an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He immediately got under sail, and missed the pirate but four hours.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was built at the latter end of the war, for a privateer, was an excellent sailer, and mounted 24 guns.
in or at the place that
From this reading She kept along the coast and made several prizes, French and English, and put into a harbor where a French ship lay making fish.
which person or people
From this reading The masters of the merchantmen sent to Capt. Tudor Trevor, who lay at St. John's in the Sheerness man-of-war.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The commander hailed him: the pirate answered, _from Jamaica with rum and sugar_.
