used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
ABANDONEDadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
aerialnounUS /ˈeriəl/
a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
From this reading I never tired of these aerial flights.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
airlinenounUS /ˈerlaɪn/
a hose that carries air under pressure
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
airshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading THE journey by airship from Orbitello to Lake Byblis was as usual most interesting.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE journey by airship from Orbitello to Lake Byblis was as usual most interesting.
BARBARISMnounUS /ˈbɑːrbərɪzəm/
a brutal barbarous savage act
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
BYBLIS
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From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
COCYTAS
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From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading My first was from the deck of the Ice King in the middle of the Oscan ocean to the continent, and now I was returning to the Ice King from the middle of the continent.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading My first was from the deck of the Ice King in the middle of the Oscan ocean to the continent, and now I was returning to the Ice King from the middle of the continent.
DIONE
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From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
EXCURSIONnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first was from the deck of the Ice King in the middle of the Oscan ocean to the continent, and now I was returning to the Ice King from the middle of the continent.
flightsnounUS /flaɪts/
plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading I never tired of these aerial flights.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE journey by airship from Orbitello to Lake Byblis was as usual most interesting.
GANOE
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From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
coins made of gold
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
HUSTONnounUS /ˈhʌstən/
United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987)
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never tired of these aerial flights.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading THE journey by airship from Orbitello to Lake Byblis was as usual most interesting.
INVESTIGATESverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪts/
third-person singular of “investigate” — investigate scientifically
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE journey by airship from Orbitello to Lake Byblis was as usual most interesting.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
KROY
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From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
immediately past
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading My first was from the deck of the Ice King in the middle of the Oscan ocean to the continent, and now I was returning to the Ice King from the middle of the continent.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE journey by airship from Orbitello to Lake Byblis was as usual most interesting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first was from the deck of the Ice King in the middle of the Oscan ocean to the continent, and now I was returning to the Ice King from the middle of the continent.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never tired of these aerial flights.
NORRENA
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From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My first was from the deck of the Ice King in the middle of the Oscan ocean to the continent, and now I was returning to the Ice King from the middle of the continent.
OBJECTIONnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃən/
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading My first was from the deck of the Ice King in the middle of the Oscan ocean to the continent, and now I was returning to the Ice King from the middle of the continent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
on one occasion
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
Orbitello
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From this reading THE journey by airship from Orbitello to Lake Byblis was as usual most interesting.
Oscannoun
an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania
From this reading My first was from the deck of the Ice King in the middle of the Oscan ocean to the continent, and now I was returning to the Ice King from the middle of the continent.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
OVER-RULED
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From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
PRINCIPALSnounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəlz/
plural of “principal” — the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
RELICnounUS /ˈrelɪk/
an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading My first was from the deck of the Ice King in the middle of the Oscan ocean to the continent, and now I was returning to the Ice King from the middle of the continent.
ROVERnounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
RUINSnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I never tired of these aerial flights.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I never tired of these aerial flights.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading THE journey by airship from Orbitello to Lake Byblis was as usual most interesting.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Our course was an airline, several points south of east, over the fertile valley of the Cocytas.
VIKINGnounUS /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/
any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE journey by airship from Orbitello to Lake Byblis was as usual most interesting.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading THROUGH THE AIR TO LAKE BYBLIS--ON THE ICE KING ONCE MORE--CAPTAIN GANOE IN COMMAND--MET BY THE VIKING, SILVER KING AND SEA ROVER--A WEDDING--HUSTON AND DIONE THE PRINCIPALS--GANOE OBJECTS--NORRENA INVESTIGATES--OBJECTION OVER-RULED--EXCURSION BENEATH THE WATERS OF THE LAKE--DOWN THE COCYTAS--THE RUINS OF KROY--ABANDONED GOLD--THE LAST RELIC OF BARBARISM.
