used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
anew
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading The Opera House was a blaze of light and color.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
a period of 100 years
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading The Opera House was a blaze of light and color.
ebbedverbUS /ˈebəd/
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
ExtravaganzanounUS /ekˌstrævəˈɡænzə/
any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
floodsnounUS /flʌdz/
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
highest in quality
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Opera House was a blaze of light and color.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
LARGEadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The Opera House was a blaze of light and color.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "MR.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
OperanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading The Opera House was a blaze of light and color.
recessesnounUS /ˈriːsesəz/
plural of “recess” — a state of abeyance or suspended business
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
ReddingnounUS /ˈredɪŋ/
a town in north central California on the Sacramento River
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
richeradjectiveUS /ˈrɪtʃər/
comparative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
surveynounUS /sərˈveɪ/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading From the recesses of one of the boxes, Redding made a careful survey of the faces beneath him.
SwampedverbUS /swɔːmpt/
past form of “swamp” — drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
at the time that
From this reading BOB" "If his heart at high floods Swamped his brain now and then, 'T was but richer for that When the tide ebbed again."
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading A LARGE audience assembled that night to witness "The Greatest Extravaganza of the Century."
