used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
Canawacs
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
a person who is in charge
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
a female human offspring
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
drumsnounUS /drʌmz/
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
foaming-mouthed
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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
fulness
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
head-sickness
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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
HealverbUS /hiːl/
heal or recover
From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
liliesnounUS /ˈlɪliz/
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
engage in
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
midsummernounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
peopledadjectiveUS /ˈpiːpəld/
furnished with people
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
quiota
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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
scorchingadjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ/
hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
spirit-fire
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
not in physical motion
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
threateninglyadverbUS /ˈθretənɪŋli/
in a menacing manner
From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
toluache
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
turtlenounUS /ˈtɜːrtəl/
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
a Caucasian
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
wigwams
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
Yiada
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
