used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
AbysmaladjectiveUS /əˈbɪzməl/
very great; limitless
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
anew
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
in the past
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
Aileen
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From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
(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 "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
BatterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
Bess
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From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
caressingly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
CarvernounUS /ˈkɑːrvər/
United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
a period of 100 years
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
Champney
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From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
charmedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrmd/
strongly attracted
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
CitizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
CommercenounUS /ˈkɑːmərs/
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
every day; without missing a day
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
a female human offspring
From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
deeps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
divernounUS /ˈdaɪvər/
someone who works underwater
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
EpicadjectiveUS /ˈepɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
etc
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From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
the organ of sight
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The scenic setting is in this instance incomparably fine.
FLAMSTED
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
glideverbUS /ɡlaɪd/
move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
coins made of gold
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
Googe's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
guisenounUS /ɡaɪz/
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
immigrantnounUS /ˈɪməɡrənt/
a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
incomparablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpərəbli/
in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree
From this reading The scenic setting is in this instance incomparably fine.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The scenic setting is in this instance incomparably fine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scenic setting is in this instance incomparably fine.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
keelnounUS /kiːl/
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
lapsnounUS /læps/
plural of “lap” — the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
LieunounUS /luː/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
life-drama
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From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
held dear
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
Lympus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
ManhattannounUS /mænˈhætən/
one of the five boroughs of New York City
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
masqueradingverbUS /ˌmæskərˈeɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “masquerade” — take part in a masquerade
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
million-teeming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
NationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
OutweighsverbUS /ˈaʊtweɪz/
third-person singular of “outweigh” — be heavier than
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
a person who requires medical care
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
PrefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
QUARRIESnounUS /ˈkwɔːriz/
plural of “quarry” — a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
possessing material wealth
From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
the place where some action occurs
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
scenicadjectiveUS /ˈsiːnɪk/
used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
From this reading The scenic setting is in this instance incomparably fine.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The scenic setting is in this instance incomparably fine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
transport commercially
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
not in physical motion
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
dependable
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
successive (without a break)
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
UnworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
literature in metrical form
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
precisely as stated
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading The old heroic "Epic of the Nations" was still visible to the naked eye, and masquerading here among us of the then nineteenth century in the guise of the arrival of the immigrant ship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
whereon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Author of "The Wood Carver of Lympus," "The Daughter of the Rich," "The Little Citizen," etc.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The Battery in Lieu of a Preface A few years ago, at the very tip of that narrow rocky strip of land that has been well named "the Tongue that laps the Commerce of the World," the million-teeming Island of Manhattan, there was daily presented a scene in the life-drama of our land that held in itself, as in solution, a great national ideal.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
a late time of life
From this reading "She sang straight on, verse after verse without pause" "Those present loved in after years to recall this scene" "What a picture she made leaning caressingly against the charmed and patient Bess" "'Unworthy--unworthy!' was Champney Googe's cry, as he knelt before Aileen" FLAMSTED QUARRIES "_Abysmal deeps repose Beneath the stout ship's keel whereon we glide; And if a diver plunge far down within Those depths and to the surface safe return, His smile, if so it chance he smile again, Outweighs in worth all gold._"
