used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
absorbverbUS /əbˈzɔːrb/
become imbued
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, my lord! what seraphic sounds have ye driven from me!”
(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 While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
Babbalanja
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From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading A charming sight!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
greatly pleased
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
Doxodox
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From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “Ah, my lord! what seraphic sounds have ye driven from me!”
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Ah, my lord! what seraphic sounds have ye driven from me!”
frothy-white
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From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah, my lord! what seraphic sounds have ye driven from me!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Ah, my lord! what seraphic sounds have ye driven from me!”
marginnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒən/
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, my lord! what seraphic sounds have ye driven from me!”
MedianounUS /ˈmiːdiə/
plural of “medium” — a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah, my lord! what seraphic sounds have ye driven from me!”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
observingadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
paddlers
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From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
reveriesnounUS /ˈrevəriz/
plural of “revery” — an abstracted state of absorption
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
seraphicadjective
of or relating to an angel of the first order
From this reading “Ah, my lord! what seraphic sounds have ye driven from me!”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A charming sight!
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Ah, my lord! what seraphic sounds have ye driven from me!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While delighted, all our paddlers gazed, Media, observing Babbalanja plunged in reveries, called upon him to awake; asking what might so absorb him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading They Visit One Doxodox Next morning, we came to a deep, green wood, slowly nodding over the waves; its margin frothy-white with foam.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ah, my lord! what seraphic sounds have ye driven from me!”
