used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
(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 Be this true, All good is Heaven, and all ill is Hell.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The world and men are just reciprocal, Yet contrary.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The world and men are just reciprocal, Yet contrary.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
BAILEYnounUS /ˈbeɪli/
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From this reading BAILEY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be this true, All good is Heaven, and all ill is Hell.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Spirit invadeth sense And carries captive Nature.
carriesnounUS /ˈkæriz/
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading Spirit invadeth sense And carries captive Nature.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading “The world and men are just reciprocal, Yet contrary.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Be this true, All good is Heaven, and all ill is Hell.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
HawaiinounUS /həˈwaɪiː/
a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Be this true, All good is Heaven, and all ill is Hell.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Be this true, All good is Heaven, and all ill is Hell.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Be this true, All good is Heaven, and all ill is Hell.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
invadeth
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From this reading Spirit invadeth sense And carries captive Nature.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Be this true, All good is Heaven, and all ill is Hell.”
and nothing more
From this reading “The world and men are just reciprocal, Yet contrary.
the force of workers available
From this reading “The world and men are just reciprocal, Yet contrary.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Spirit invadeth sense And carries captive Nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
an amount of time
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
reciprocaladjectiveUS /rɪˈsɪprəkəl/
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
From this reading “The world and men are just reciprocal, Yet contrary.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Spirit invadeth sense And carries captive Nature.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Spirit invadeth sense And carries captive Nature.
sterileadjectiveUS /ˈsterəl/
incapable of reproducing
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The world and men are just reciprocal, Yet contrary.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Be this true, All good is Heaven, and all ill is Hell.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Be this true, All good is Heaven, and all ill is Hell.”
vegetationnounUS /ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
volcanicadjectiveUS /vɑːlˈkænɪk/
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The southern and most eastern portion of Hawaii was, at the period of this tale, in great part, a sterile, volcanic region, with but scanty vegetation and a scanty supply of water.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “The world and men are just reciprocal, Yet contrary.
but in spite of that
From this reading “The world and men are just reciprocal, Yet contrary.
