1918
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From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
aeons
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From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
(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 Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
ardentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
azurenounUS /ˈæʒər/
a light shade of blue
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
balefuladjectiveUS /ˈbeɪlfəl/
deadly or sinister
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
beauteousadjective
(poetic) beautiful, especially to the sight
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
according with custom or propriety
From this reading But the youngest Goddess had waited long and was becoming mutinous.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the youngest Goddess had waited long and was becoming mutinous.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
causingnounUS /ˈkɑːzɪŋ/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
DADDYnounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
designedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
Earth-Ballnoun
any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
ERSKINE
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From this reading ERSKINE MACDONALD, LTD.
EtnanounUS /ˈetnə/
an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
divisible by two
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
floweringnounUS /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
GoddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
GoddessesnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəsɪz/
plural of “goddess” — a female deity
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
GrecianadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːʃən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
honourableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
injureverbUS /ˈɪndʒər/
cause injuries or bodily harm to
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
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 But the youngest Goddess had waited long and was becoming mutinous.
LTD
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From this reading ERSKINE MACDONALD, LTD.
MACDONALD
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From this reading ERSKINE MACDONALD, LTD.
MediterraneannounUS /ˌmedətərˈeɪniən/
the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
mutinousadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtənəs/
disposed to or in a state of mutiny
From this reading But the youngest Goddess had waited long and was becoming mutinous.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
participate in games or sport
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
(of games) engaged in
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
SicilynounUS /ˈsɪsəli/
the Italian region on the island of Sicily
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
a person, without saying who
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
sulkedverbUS /sʌlkt/
past form of “sulk” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
UniversenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But the youngest Goddess had waited long and was becoming mutinous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the youngest Goddess had waited long and was becoming mutinous.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
at the time that
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
whirlpoolnounUS /ˈwɜːrlpuːl/
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
From this reading Another added, "Even our honourable Sister E---- created baleful Etna in her ardent desire to give a beauteous mountain to flowering Sicily, and C----, when she designed the azure Mediterranean, raised her little finger all too hurriedly, causing the whirlpool so dreaded by Grecian sailors."
in the company of; together with
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading For aeons, she had watched the older Goddesses play each in turn with the Earth-Ball, and every time the Ball passed her way, someone said, "She is too young, and, if she played with the Ball, might injure it."
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _First published November 1918_ DADDY _The youngest Goddess sat in a corner of the Universe and sulked.
