abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
(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 They all listened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There began to be strange new stirrings in the world.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading There began to be strange new stirrings in the world.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
travel across or pass over
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
despicablenessnoun
unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There began to be strange new stirrings in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading They all listened.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Money!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There began to be strange new stirrings in the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
potencynounUS /ˈpoʊtənsi/
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
potentadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊtənt/
having great influence
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
stirringsnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋz/
plural of “stirring” — agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading There began to be strange new stirrings in the world.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading There began to be strange new stirrings in the world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There began to be strange new stirrings in the world.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There began to be strange new stirrings in the world.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all listened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There began to be strange new stirrings in the world.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
tremendouslyadverbUS /trəˈmendəsli/
extremely
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
vulgaritynounUS /vəlˈɡerɪti/
the quality of lacking taste and refinement
From this reading The particular potency lay in the fact that the money was so big, which took away tremendously from its despicableness and its vulgarity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
in or at the place that
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
whisperings
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From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading From the land which was its home and place of abode it leaned over cross the wide seas, and made potent whisperings in the ears of the countries where money is despised and held vulgar.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There began to be strange new stirrings in the world.
