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Vocabulary from Looking Glass: 'Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)'.
There's a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes
And there's a girl in this harbor town
And she works layin' whiskey down
They say: Brandy, fetch another round
She serves them whiskey and wine
The sailors say: Brandy, you're a fine girl (you're a fine girl)
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea
Brandy wears a braided chain
Made of finest silver from the North of Spain
A locket that bears the name
Of the man that Brandy loves
He came on a summer's day
Bringin' gifts from far away
But he made it clear he couldn't stay
No harbor was his home
The sailor said: Brandy, you're a fine girl (you're a finegirl)
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea
Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes
When he told his sailor stories
She could feel the ocean fall and rise
She saw its raging glory
But he had always told the truth, lord, he was an honest man
And Brandy does her best to understand
At night when the bars close down
Brandy walks through a silent town
And loves a man who's not around
She still can hear him say
She hears him say: Brandy, you're a fine girl (you're a finegirl)
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea
Brandy, you're a fine girl (you're a fine girl)
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea
there
Pronounðɛəɹ
dummy subject; used to state that something exists
There is a beautiful park nearby.
Used as an expletive or dummy subject with the verb 'to be' to introduce the existence of something. The real subject follows the verb.
a
Determinerə
a
Give me a pen.
An indefinite article used before a noun.
port
Nounpɔɹt
a harbor town or city
Many fishing boats were docked in the small port.
A place on the coast where ships can shelter or dock; can also refer to the left side of a ship.
on
Prepositionɑn
positioned at the upper surface of
There is a cup on the table.
Indicates position above something else and touching it.
western
Adjectiveˈwɛstɚn
relating to countries in the west part of the world, especially Europe and North America
Many western countries have similar cultural values.
Used to describe nations in Europe, the Americas, and Australasia that share certain historical and cultural ties.
bay
Nounbeɪ
a part of the coast where land curves around sheltered water; also an enclosed or marked space
A small boat is on the calm bay at sunset.
The common geography sense is a sheltered coastal body of water. In other contexts it can mean a marked space, such as a loading bay or parking bay.
and
Conjunctionænd
used to join words or groups of words
He likes apples and oranges.
Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences.
it
Pronounɪt
it
It is on the desk.
Refers to a thing, animal, or situation that has already been mentioned.
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