used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
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 Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
amblingverbUS /ˈæmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading "Not a spring, Princess, an ocean," corrected Kabumpo, ambling good naturedly after Thun.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Not a spring, Princess, an ocean," corrected Kabumpo, ambling good naturedly after Thun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
caroled
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From this reading "A spring!" caroled Planetty, galloping Thun down to the water's edge.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
cocoanutnoun
large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading "Not a spring, Princess, an ocean," corrected Kabumpo, ambling good naturedly after Thun.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "A spring!" caroled Planetty, galloping Thun down to the water's edge.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading "A spring!" caroled Planetty, galloping Thun down to the water's edge.
edgedadjectiveUS /edʒd/
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
EvnounUS /ev/
a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
set up or found
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
gallopingverbUS /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading "A spring!" caroled Planetty, galloping Thun down to the water's edge.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Not a spring, Princess, an ocean," corrected Kabumpo, ambling good naturedly after Thun.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, never have I seen so netiful a spring!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, never have I seen so netiful a spring!"
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
Jinn
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From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
Kabumpo
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From this reading "Not a spring, Princess, an ocean," corrected Kabumpo, ambling good naturedly after Thun.
lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
lordlyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːrdliː/
of or befitting a lord
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
naturedly
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From this reading "Not a spring, Princess, an ocean," corrected Kabumpo, ambling good naturedly after Thun.
netiful
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From this reading "Oh, never have I seen so netiful a spring!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, never have I seen so netiful a spring!"
Nonestic
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From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a spring, Princess, an ocean," corrected Kabumpo, ambling good naturedly after Thun.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading "Not a spring, Princess, an ocean," corrected Kabumpo, ambling good naturedly after Thun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, never have I seen so netiful a spring!"
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
Planetty
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From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "Not a spring, Princess, an ocean," corrected Kabumpo, ambling good naturedly after Thun.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
roadwaynounUS /ˈroʊdweɪ/
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
saltyadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːlti/
engagingly stimulating or provocative
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh, never have I seen so netiful a spring!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, never have I seen so netiful a spring!"
spicyadjectiveUS /ˈspaɪsi/
producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
the season of growth
From this reading "A spring!" caroled Planetty, galloping Thun down to the water's edge.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
tangnounUS /tæŋ/
a tart spicy quality
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
Thun
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From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Arrival at the Castle of the Red Jinn The further they traveled into Ev, the more interesting the country became to Planetty and Thun.
traversingverbUS /trəˈvɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — 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 "A spring!" caroled Planetty, galloping Thun down to the water's edge.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Now wild orange and lemon trees added their spicy tang to the salty air; waving palms edged the sandy roadway, and after traversing a grove of lordly cocoanut trees the four suddenly found themselves facing the great, green, rolling Nonestic.
