used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
abreastadjectiveUS /əˈbrest/
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
ADRIFTadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
anew
From this reading Yet always he dived, broke the surface of the water again, and perched himself once more on his aquatic throne.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Yet always he dived, broke the surface of the water again, and perched himself once more on his aquatic throne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
aquaticadjectiveUS /əˈkwɑːtɪk/
relating to or consisting of or being in water
From this reading Yet always he dived, broke the surface of the water again, and perched himself once more on his aquatic throne.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
attunedverbUS /əˈtuːnd/
past form of “attune” — adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
bobbed
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From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
a youthful male person
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
terminate
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
lacking funds
From this reading Yet always he dived, broke the surface of the water again, and perched himself once more on his aquatic throne.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
Charmian
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From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
chillingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/
provoking fear terror
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
dirgenounUS /dɜːrdʒ/
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
divenounUS /daɪv/
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
divedverbUS /daɪvd/
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading Yet always he dived, broke the surface of the water again, and perched himself once more on his aquatic throne.
drivelling
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From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
excusesnounUS /ɪksˈkjuːsɪz/
plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
frothyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːθi/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
a young female
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet always he dived, broke the surface of the water again, and perched himself once more on his aquatic throne.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
an opening into or through something
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
jouncing
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From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
held up in the air
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
lolled
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From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
mergingnounUS /ˈmɜːrdʒɪŋ/
the act of joining together as one
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet always he dived, broke the surface of the water again, and perched himself once more on his aquatic throne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
on one occasion
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
ouzelnoun
common black European thrush
From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
postponeverbUS /poʊstˈpoʊn/
hold back to a later time
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
pulsingnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪŋ/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
the season of growth
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
spring-board
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From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Yet always he dived, broke the surface of the water again, and perched himself once more on his aquatic throne.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
a special situation
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Yet always he dived, broke the surface of the water again, and perched himself once more on his aquatic throne.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
trills
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From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Here he bobbed his head to the girl and danced about, then lifted a voice attuned to the song of the dashing waters, but merging trills of gladness with their funeral dirge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was like a boy stripped for the first spring plunge into his favourite swimming hole, but jouncing on the spring-board, shivering in anticipation of the chilling dive, and thinking up excuses to postpone it.
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 The little water ouzel bowed and bobbed to her, perched on a stone in the frothy pool below.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet always he dived, broke the surface of the water again, and perched himself once more on his aquatic throne.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading ADRIFT ON LOST RIVER HERE sat Charmian abreast the pounding waters, sobbing at times as if her heart would break, while up at the cave lolled the drivelling thing that once had been a man, young and handsome and pulsing with the thrill of life.
