used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like the wise virgins I have long waited a worthy wooer.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading By action, arose I from the mad seas' bosom.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading By action, arose I from the mad seas' bosom.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading By action, arose I from the mad seas' bosom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By action, arose I from the mad seas' bosom.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading By action, were my rivers dug, and plains fertilised.
fecunditynounUS /fəˈkʌndɪti/
the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
fertilised
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From this reading By action, were my rivers dug, and plains fertilised.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By action, arose I from the mad seas' bosom.
fruitsnounUS /fruːts/
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Like the wise virgins I have long waited a worthy wooer.
heaven-piercing
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From this reading By action, arose my heaven-piercing mountains.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
indigenousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
originating where it is found
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like the wise virgins I have long waited a worthy wooer.
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 Like the wise virgins I have long waited a worthy wooer.
roused to anger
From this reading By action, arose I from the mad seas' bosom.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
meagreadjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading By action, arose my heaven-piercing mountains.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By action, arose my heaven-piercing mountains.
not any; not one
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
nourisher
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From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading By action, were my rivers dug, and plains fertilised.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading By action, were my rivers dug, and plains fertilised.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading By action, arose I from the mad seas' bosom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
virginsnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒənz/
plural of “virgin” — a person who has never had sex
From this reading Like the wise virgins I have long waited a worthy wooer.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Like the wise virgins I have long waited a worthy wooer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Like the wise virgins I have long waited a worthy wooer.
wooernoun
a man who courts a woman
From this reading Like the wise virgins I have long waited a worthy wooer.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Like the wise virgins I have long waited a worthy wooer.
Zelania
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From this reading "Zelania had no indigenous animals, and really no indigenous grasses, and her fruits were meagre, but she had the magic force of fecundity, and she said:-- 'I am the nourisher.
