used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
how long something has existed
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
in the past
From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
Ah
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From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
AuthenticadjectiveUS /əˈθentɪk/
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
terminate
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
cruisedverbUS /kruːzd/
past form of “cruise” — drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
EdensnounUS /ˈiːdənz/
plural of “eden” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
EnamoringverbUS /eˈnæmərɪŋ/
-ing form of “enamor” — attract; cause to be enamored
From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
an old word for “before”
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
glenned
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From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
HollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
impends
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From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
inviolateadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪəlɪt/
(of a woman) having the hymen unbroken
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
islesnounUS /aɪlz/
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
lurenounUS /lʊr/
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
Marquesas
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From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
Midsummer-Night
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From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
Ned
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From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
not any; not one
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
PagannounUS /ˈpeɪɡən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
PantheisticadjectiveUS /ˌpænθiˈɪstɪk/
of or relating to pantheism
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
Pelfnoun
informal terms for money
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
pilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
pleasure-hunter
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From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
portsnounUS /pɔːrts/
plural of “port” — a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
PryverbUS /praɪ/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
roamverbUS /roʊm/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
roamedverbUS /roʊmd/
past form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
routine-resorts
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From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
satiateverb
fill to satisfaction
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
Saturn'snounUS /ˈsætərnz/
possessive form of “saturn” — a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
Shakespere's
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From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
SyrianadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Syria or its people or culture
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
express in words
From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/
of or concerning this or that
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
touristnounUS /ˈtʊrəst/
someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
Typee-truants
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From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
not known
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
untriedadjectiveUS /ənˈtraɪd/
not tried or tested by experience
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
urgeverbUS /ɜːrdʒ/
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
violet-glow
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From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
voyagersnounUS /ˈvɔɪɪdʒərz/
plural of “voyager” — a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
wearyingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːriɪŋ/
producing exhaustion
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
at the time that
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
which person or people
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hollows thereof lay rich in shade By voyagers old inviolate thrown Ere Paul Pry cruised with Pelf and Trade.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Nor less the satiate year impends When, wearying of routine-resorts, The pleasure-hunter shall break loose, Ned, for our Pantheistic ports:— Marquesas and glenned isles that be Authentic Edens in a Pagan sea.
a late time of life
From this reading But, tell, shall he, the tourist, find Our isles the same in violet-glow Enamoring us what years and years— Ah, Ned, what years and years ago!
but in spite of that
From this reading The charm of scenes untried shall lure, And, Ned, a legend urge the flight— The Typee-truants under stars Unknown to Shakespere’s _Midsummer-Night;_ And man, if lost to Saturn’s Age, Yet feeling life no Syrian pilgrimage.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To us old lads some thoughts come home Who roamed a world young lads no more shall roam.
