used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
Babbalanja
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From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
banananounUS /bəˈnænə/
any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.
Calabashes
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From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
curtailverbUS /kərˈteɪl/
place restrictions on
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
FathomsnounUS /ˈfæðəmz/
plural of “fathom” — a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.
furlongs
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From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”
gunwalenoun
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”
How
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From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”
intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?
MedianounUS /ˈmiːdiə/
plural of “medium” — a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”
minstrelnounUS /ˈmɪnstrəl/
a singer of folk songs
From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.
Mohi
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From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”
musingnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋ/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
PassesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
Philosophizes
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From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”
express in words
From this reading Come, tell me how you poets spend so many hours in meditation.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “How can he, my lord,” said Mohi, “when he is thinking of furlongs?”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And now, minstrel, a banana for thy thoughts.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
at the time that
From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
Yoomy
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From this reading Babbalanja Philosophizes, And My Lord Media Passes Round The Calabashes An interval of silence passed; when Media cried, “Out upon thee, Yoomy! curtail that long face of thine.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Fathoms you mean, Mohi; see you not he is musing over the gunwale?
