used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
the two together, not just one
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
clattered
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From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
confusingadjectiveUS /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/
causing confusion or disorientation
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "'Klapp and klipp, and klipp and klapp, and up and down.'
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
Klapp
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From this reading "'Klapp and klipp, and klipp and klapp, and up and down.'
klipp
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From this reading "'Klapp and klipp, and klipp and klapp, and up and down.'
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
Marie
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From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
mutinynounUS /ˈmjuːtəni/
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
NegroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
not any; not one
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
NutcrackernounUS /ˈnʌtkrækər/
a compound lever used to crack nuts open
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
not divisible by two
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
perfumedadjectiveUS /pərˈfjuːmd/
filled or impregnated with perfume
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
rhythmnounUS /ˈrɪðəm/
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
a short musical composition with words
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
stampedverbUS /stæmpt/
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
sunshades
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From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
carry out
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
in or at that place or location
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
they'll
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From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
umbragenounUS /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ/
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "'Klapp and klipp, and klipp and klapp, and up and down.'
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
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 And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
water-jets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
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 However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading However, Marie paid no attention to it, but went on looking into the perfumed rosy waves, from each of which a pretty girl's face smiled back to her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And in fact there did begin a confused, and confusing, noise of strange voices which seemed to be floating both in the water and in the air.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "'Negroes are merry, amusing fellows,' said Nutcracker, a little put out; 'but they'll set the whole lake into a state of regular mutiny on my hands!'
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But the twelve little black boys at the back of the car seemed to take some umbrage at this song of the water-jets; for they shook the sunshades they were holding so that the palm leaves they were made of clattered and rattled together; and as they shook them they stamped an odd sort of rhythm with their feet, and sang:
