A Ship of the Line

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

ship Noun

— A ship is a large boat. We sailed by ship from England to Italy.

ship Verb

— To move or transport. They will ship the package by mail.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

line Noun

— A mark that is long, straight and very thin. She drew a line down the middle of the page to divide the page into two parts. — A row. Put the buttons in a straight line on the front of the shirt. — A row of people who are waiting for something in order; a queue. You got here last, so you have to stand at the back of the line.

line Verb

— Someone lines things up when they put them in a straight line or row. — Someone lines something up when they put it just in the right place or at the edge of something. Line up the end of the piece of wood with the edge of the table. — Someone lines up when they start waiting in a line (queue) with other people. Everyone line up here, please, and I'll help you one at a time. — Someone lines something when they mark it with one or more lines. Please line the pitch before the match. — Someone lines something when they add an inside layer of material (liner) to it.