adventurersnounUS /ædˈventʃərərz/
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
how long something has existed
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
ardentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
chang'd
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From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
claimsnounUS /kleɪmz/
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
Competence's
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From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
without deviation
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
DiscoveriesnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
EnablingadjectiveUS /eˈneɪbəlɪŋ/
providing legal power or sanction
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
to or in any or all places
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
fell'd
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From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
yet to be or coming
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
garbnounUS /ɡɑːrb/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
grave-like
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From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
havennounUS /ˈheɪvən/
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
hawsers
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From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
hoaryadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːri/
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
How
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From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
ignoringverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _The New Rush._--J. RODGERS.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
lobsnounUS /lɑːbz/
plural of “lob” — an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
for more time
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
minersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
mooredverbUS /mʊrd/
past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _The New Rush._--J. RODGERS.
not any; not one
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
orderless
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From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
paleface
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From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
recogniseverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
show approval or appreciation of
From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
RODGERSnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)
From this reading _The New Rush._--J. RODGERS.
move hurridly
From this reading _The New Rush._--J. RODGERS.
sadden'd
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From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
Identical; not different.
From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
scatter'd
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From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
have in common
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading * * * * * How chang'd the landscape since the paleface came, How hard to recognise it as the same!
move hurridly
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
stragglersnounUS /ˈstræɡlərz/
plural of “straggler” — someone who strays or falls behind
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
subdu'd
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From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
thro
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From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
visionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
wearsnounUS /werz/
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading The earth no longer wears her garb of green, But grave-like holes may everywhere be seen; The forest fell'd to cook the miners' food, The sadden'd Natives scatter'd and subdu'd."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Effect Of Discoveries._ "Like stragglers from an army, orderless, The adventurers toward their haven press; Their ardent minds, ignoring present care, Imagine future "lobs" of which they share.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through their hot brains what splendid visions speed Of golden _claims_ directly on the _lead_, Enabling them thro' hoary Age to sail With hawsers moored to Competence's tail!
