used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
agonisingadjective
extremely painful
From this reading I hear the agonising scrape of strings, the squeal of the bows!
(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 I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
see with attention
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading I hear the agonising scrape of strings, the squeal of the bows!
brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/
with brightness
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
concertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
divisible by two
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
fiddlesnounUS /ˈfɪdəlz/
plural of “fiddle” — bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
floodingnounUS /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I hear the agonising scrape of strings, the squeal of the bows!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hear the agonising scrape of strings, the squeal of the bows!
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
intensifiedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtensəfaɪd/
made more intense
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
NILEnounUS /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
PeeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
penetratesverbUS /ˈpenətreɪts/
third-person singular of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
scrapeverbUS /skreɪp/
scratch repeatedly
From this reading I hear the agonising scrape of strings, the squeal of the bows!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
the season of growth
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
make square
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
squealverbUS /skwiːl/
utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
From this reading I hear the agonising scrape of strings, the squeal of the bows!
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading I hear the agonising scrape of strings, the squeal of the bows!
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
thousandfold
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From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
tuningnounUS /ˈtuːnɪŋ/
(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
two-berth
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From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ON THE NILE In my ears is the sound as of the tuning up of a thousand fiddles!
up-stream
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From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
wakesnounUS /weɪks/
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
in or at the place that
From this reading Peering out I see we are running smoothly along up-stream close in to a high mud bank, and that is where the noise comes from.
a Caucasian
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I imagine I am in a concert hall and spring up wildly with the intention of getting outside until the music begins, but the movement wakes me, and behold I am not at a concert in London on a dim Sunday afternoon, but in a brilliantly white two-berth cabin with the sun flooding in through the square window!
