a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
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DANAnounUS /ˈdeɪnə/
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
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an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
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plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading Truth is, truly, often stranger than fiction.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
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gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
the aggregate of past events
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
not any; not one
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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many times at short intervals
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
belonging to the speaker and others
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sea-birds
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From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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an instance of visual perception
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
skimverbUS /skɪm/
travel on the surface of water
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Truth is, truly, often stranger than fiction.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Truth is, truly, often stranger than fiction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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in accordance with truth or fact or reality
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a fact that has been verified
From this reading Truth is, truly, often stranger than fiction.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “He doth not hear their joyous call; he sees No beauty in the wave, nor feels the breeze.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “The morning air blows fresh on him:” “The waves dance gladly in his sight;” “The sea-birds call, and wheel, and skim--” “O, blessed morning light!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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