used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly she went down and down!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Every thing below the water is magnified a thousandfold.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Slowly she went down and down!
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every thing below the water is magnified a thousandfold.
apart from; not including
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every thing below the water is magnified a thousandfold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
Madge
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From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
magnifiedadjectiveUS /ˈmæɡnəfaɪd/
enlarged to an abnormal degree
From this reading Every thing below the water is magnified a thousandfold.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
not any; not one
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
PEARLnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
peopledadjectiveUS /ˈpiːpəld/
furnished with people
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
except for; apart from
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
sea-monster
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From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly she went down and down!
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly she went down and down!
splashedadjectiveUS /splæʃt/
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every thing below the water is magnified a thousandfold.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
a special situation
From this reading Every thing below the water is magnified a thousandfold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
thousandfold
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From this reading Every thing below the water is magnified a thousandfold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading The fishes splashed and tumbled about her, hurrying to get away from this strange, new sea-monster that had come into their midst.
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 Every thing below the water is magnified a thousandfold.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Slowly she went down and down!
in the company of; together with
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The little captain felt no mental sensation except one of wonder and of awe; no physical impression save a pressure as of a great weight on her head and a roaring of mighty waters in her ears.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A STRANGE PEARL Madge felt herself in a great fairy world peopled with giants.
