Chapter XV · Chapter 15

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

plural of “advisor” — an expert who gives advice

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

a youthful male person

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

a partially opened flower

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

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From this reading "How's that, Buddie?"

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Some of us call it longing And others call it God.

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From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

make an itemized list or catalog of; classify

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

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 Some of us call it longing And others call it God.

the act of departing

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "How's that, Buddie?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Some of us call it longing And others call it God.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

From this reading Some of us call it longing And others call it God.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

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From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

not any; not one

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Some of us call it longing And others call it God.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some of us call it longing And others call it God.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

above and across; more than

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some of us call it longing And others call it God.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

wearing stockings

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

successive (without a break)

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

characterized by great swelling waves or surges

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Dad," he said, "I'm going to be a better boy than I've been."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "How's that, Buddie?"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some of us call it longing And others call it God.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

-ing form of “well” — come up, as of a liquid

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

at the time that

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

which person or people

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

belonging to which person

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.

gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

From this reading _----W. H. Carruth._ WHEN Bud and Martha reached home, Bud went straight to his father who was sitting in his stockinged feet, yawning over a machinery catalogue.

plural of “yearning” — prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

From this reading SPIRITUAL ADVISORS Like tides on a crescent sea-beach When the moon is new and thin, Into our hearts high yearnings Come welling and surging in-- Come from the mystic ocean whose rim no foot has trod.