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From this reading _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG AUTHOR OF “MARCHING ON TANGA,” ETC.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
BowlernounUS /ˈboʊlər/
a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
BRETT
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From this reading BY FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG AUTHOR OF “MARCHING ON TANGA,” ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D.
ebook
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ecstasynounUS /ˈekstəsi/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
enjoyernoun
a person who delights in having or using or experiencing something
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
ETC
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From this reading BY FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG AUTHOR OF “MARCHING ON TANGA,” ETC.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D.
FRANCIS
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From this reading BY FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG AUTHOR OF “MARCHING ON TANGA,” ETC.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
LesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D.
roused to anger
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
march in a procession
From this reading _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D.
MARCHINGnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading BY FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG AUTHOR OF “MARCHING ON TANGA,” ETC.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG AUTHOR OF “MARCHING ON TANGA,” ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BY FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG AUTHOR OF “MARCHING ON TANGA,” ETC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
and nothing more
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
printingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D.
ravished
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From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
cut with a saw
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
spectatornounUS /ˈspekteɪtər/
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
TANGAnoun
100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
From this reading BY FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG AUTHOR OF “MARCHING ON TANGA,” ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading _First printing_ _March_, 1920 _Second printing_ _March_, 1920 _Third printing_ _September_, 1920 THOMAS BRETT YOUNG, M.D.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
TRAHERNE
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From this reading THOMAS TRAHERNE.
transcribedadjectiveUS /trænˈskraɪbd/
recorded for broadcast
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
transportedverbUS /trænˈspɔːrtɪd/
past form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
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 _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
at the time that
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading _The green trees_, _when I saw them first through one of the gates_, _transported and ravished me_; _their sweetness and unusual beauty made my heart to leap and almost mad with ecstasy_,—_they were such strange and wonderful things_.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _The skies were mine_, _and so were the sun and moon and stars_,—_and all the world was mine_,—_and I the only spectator and enjoyer of it_.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading BY FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG AUTHOR OF “MARCHING ON TANGA,” ETC.
