1922
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From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
1923
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From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
ADAnounUS /ˈeɪdə/
an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
(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 MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
AMANDA
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From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The rest is the madness of art._" Dencombe: The Middle Years.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
Babbalanja
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From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
BinghamtonnounUS /ˈbɪŋəmtən/
a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
confined by bonds
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
showing who or what does the action
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_We work in the dark--we do what we can--we give what we have.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
composingnounUS /kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "_We work in the dark--we do what we can--we give what we have.
Dencombe
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From this reading The rest is the madness of art._" Dencombe: The Middle Years.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "_We work in the dark--we do what we can--we give what we have.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task.
EighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
electrotyped
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From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
Etherington
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From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
FITCHnounUS /fɪtʃ/
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "_We work in the dark--we do what we can--we give what we have.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_We work in the dark--we do what we can--we give what we have.
HermannounUS /ˈhɜːrmən/
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
Knopf
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From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading The rest is the madness of art._" Dencombe: The Middle Years.
MANUFACTUREDadjectiveUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/
produced in a large-scale industrial operation
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
march in a procession
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
Mardi
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From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
MCMXXIII
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From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
MelvillenounUS /ˈmelvɪl/
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The rest is the madness of art._" Dencombe: The Middle Years.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
NinthnounUS /naɪnθ/
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
PrintingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest is the madness of art._" Dencombe: The Middle Years.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
SeventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
SixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
a short musical composition with words
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task.
testnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
tingleverbUS /ˈtɪŋɡəl/
cause a stinging or tingling sensation
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
TinglingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋɡəlɪŋ/
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
UNITEDadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
Vail-Ballou
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From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
VECHTEN
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From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "_We work in the dark--we do what we can--we give what we have.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_We work in the dark--we do what we can--we give what we have.
at the time that
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "_We work in the dark--we do what we can--we give what we have.
YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
a late time of life
From this reading The rest is the madness of art._" Dencombe: The Middle Years.
Yoomy
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From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York Alfred · A · Knopf MCMXXIII _Published, April, 1922_ _Second Printing, April, 1922_ _Third Printing, May, 1922_ _Fourth Printing, June, 1922_ _Fifth Printing, July, 1922_ _Sixth Printing, August, 1922_ _Seventh Printing, October, 1922_ _Eighth Printing, March, 1923_ _Ninth Printing, July, 1923_ _Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y. Paper furnished by W.F. Etherington & Co., New York._
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER, ADA AMANDA FITCH VAN VECHTEN "_'Tingling is the test,' said Babbalanja, 'Yoomy, did you tingle, when that song was composing?'_ "_'All over, Babbalanja.'_" Herman Melville: Mardi.
