(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 MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
BabelnounUS /ˈbæbəl/
(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
brine-dripping
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From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
clusteredadjectiveUS /ˈklʌstərd/
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
I'd
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From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
I've
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From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
immersionnounUS /ˌɪˈmɜːrʒən/
sinking until covered completely with water
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
MENOKIJÁBO
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From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
needn't
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From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
oasisnounUS /oʊˈeɪsɪs/
a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Sleeping--probably!"
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
sand-bar
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From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Sleeping--probably!"
switchverbUS /swɪtʃ/
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
propel through the air
From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
a Caucasian
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
which person or people
From this reading Thus he faced the brine-dripping, eager girls, ruddy from immersion, who clustered round him upon the white oasis of the sand-bar.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MENOKIJÁBO "Oh! you needn't 'throw the Babel switch,' meaning you needn't all talk together.
you've
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From this reading Now! what I'd like to know is _what_ I've been doing while you've been growing away up there?"
