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From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
(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 One, two, three, now all together go!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
a youthful male person
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading Then up in the air went the drops from the ocean, river, brook and stream that had wanted a change and a great fog was over all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then up in the air went the drops from the ocean, river, brook and stream that had wanted a change and a great fog was over all.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One, two, three, now all together go!”
GoblinnounUS /ˈɡɑːblɪn/
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then up in the air went the drops from the ocean, river, brook and stream that had wanted a change and a great fog was over all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then up in the air went the drops from the ocean, river, brook and stream that had wanted a change and a great fog was over all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
Let's
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From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
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 SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
murmurings
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From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
NodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading One, two, three, now all together go!”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, two, three, now all together go!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then up in the air went the drops from the ocean, river, brook and stream that had wanted a change and a great fog was over all.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
rumblingnounUS /ˈrʌmbəlɪŋ/
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
cut with a saw
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
SEPTEMBERnounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
having a supporting base
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then up in the air went the drops from the ocean, river, brook and stream that had wanted a change and a great fog was over all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then up in the air went the drops from the ocean, river, brook and stream that had wanted a change and a great fog was over all.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading One, two, three, now all together go!”
very small
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading One, two, three, now all together go!”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading A few drops in the big ocean not far away heard the murmurings of the river, lake, brook and stream and said in roaring, rumbling tones: “Let’s have a change.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One, two, three, now all together go!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Then up in the air went the drops from the ocean, river, brook and stream that had wanted a change and a great fog was over all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then up in the air went the drops from the ocean, river, brook and stream that had wanted a change and a great fog was over all.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then up in the air went the drops from the ocean, river, brook and stream that had wanted a change and a great fog was over all.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
belonging to which person
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I want a change to the air,” said a little brook, and a tiny stream said, “I want to be up in the world for a little while.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod “You must go off to the Land of Nod,” said a mother to her little boy whose name was Douglas, and before long Douglas saw a Goblin standing before him.
