adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
affinedadjectiveUS /əˈfaɪnd/
closely related
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
AhabnounUS /ˈeɪhæb/
according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
BURRnounUS /bɜːr/
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
buzzingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌzɪŋ/
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
dead-reckoning
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From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
don't
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From this reading HAMILTON I don't remember that he cut his hair off.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
favoredadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərd/
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HAMILTON I don't remember that he cut his hair off.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
how
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From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HAMILTON I don't remember that he cut his hair off.
I'm
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From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
irksomeadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrksəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
Monticello
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From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
Naboth
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From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
overmuchnoun
a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
premisesnounUS /ˈpreməsəz/
land and the buildings on it
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
reefsnounUS /riːfs/
plural of “reef” — a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading HAMILTON I don't remember that he cut his hair off.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
riggingnounUS /ˈrɪɡɪŋ/
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
shoalsnounUS /ʃoʊlz/
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
steerverbUS /stɪr/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
strikeverbUS /straɪk/
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
swarmingverbUS /ˈswɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HAMILTON I don't remember that he cut his hair off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
There'll
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From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
there's
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From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
vineyardnounUS /ˈvɪnjərd/
a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you hear something buzzing before long, Be thoughtful how you strike, remembering also There was a fellow Naboth had a vineyard, And Ahab cut his hair off and went softly.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading I'm not affined Or favored overmuch at Monticello, But there's a mighty swarming of new bees About the premises, and all have wings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
you'll
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From this reading You may be the devil In your dead-reckoning of what reefs and shoals Are waiting on the progress of our ship Unless you steer it, but you'll find it irksome Alone there in the stern; and some warm day There'll be an inland music in the rigging, And afterwards on deck.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BURR What in the name of Ahab, Hamilton, Have you, in the last region of your dreaming, To do with "people"?
