used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
Ay
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From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
a youthful male person
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
broadsidenounUS /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
GAUNTadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading GAUNT.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
GuineanounUS /ˈɡɪni/
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
immediately past
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
not one, and not any
From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
PewnounUS /pjuː/
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
an educational institution
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
shippedverbUS /ʃɪpt/
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
slaververb
let saliva drivel from the mouth
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You were a porter in a school, and beat a boy to death; you ran for it, turned slaver, and shipped with me, a green hand.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Ay, that was the craft for you; that was the right craft, and I was the right captain; there was none worse that sailed to Guinea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading David Pew, it were better for you that you were sunk in fifty fathom.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know your life; and first and last, it is one broadside of wickedness.
