used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading AGES ago a goddess of shadowland sickened of the sacred halls of the passionless gods.
in the past
From this reading AGES ago a goddess of shadowland sickened of the sacred halls of the passionless gods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
EdennounUS /ˈiːdən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
FIJIANnounUS /ˈfiːdʒiən/
a native or inhabitant of Fiji
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a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
GarbnounUS /ɡɑːrb/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
GoddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
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plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading AGES ago a goddess of shadowland sickened of the sacred halls of the passionless gods.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
hallsnounUS /hɔːlz/
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading AGES ago a goddess of shadowland sickened of the sacred halls of the passionless gods.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
impassionedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæʃənd/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
Kasawayo
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the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
Kora
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LEGENDnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
moaningverbUS /ˈmoʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
subject to death
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
MortalitynounUS /mɔːrˈtæləti/
the quality or state of being mortal
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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on one occasion
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
passionlessadjective
not passionate
From this reading AGES ago a goddess of shadowland sickened of the sacred halls of the passionless gods.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading AGES ago a goddess of shadowland sickened of the sacred halls of the passionless gods.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
Shadowland
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day a great desire to be a mortal entered her heart, for she had once been a mortal herself and had had the desires of mortality, but knew it not.
sickenedverbUS /ˈsɪkənd/
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading AGES ago a goddess of shadowland sickened of the sacred halls of the passionless gods.
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
starlitadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrlɪt/
lighted only by stars
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
in a strange manner
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
TemptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
tendernesses
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From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
at the time that
From this reading She was sitting by her cavern door, gazing across the starlit singing seas of paradise, when she made up her mind to desert shadowland.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “My heart is lonely enough; I long for warm lips that will kiss my face and eyes and give unto my soul those impassioned tendernesses that I so strangely remember in my dreams,” she cried, as she listened to the moaning of the waves and sighing forest trees of shadowland.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading (A FIJIAN LEGEND FOR YOUNG AND OLD CHILDREN) A Goddess in the Garb of Mortality—A Garden of Eden—Temptation—Kasawayo and Kora the Mortal—The Battle—Flight to Shadowland.
