Chapter VII

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

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

with competence; in a competent capable manner

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

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

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

a native or inhabitant of Bolivia

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

plural of “climber” — a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

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From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

too numerous to be counted

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

the human act of creating

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

past form of “deck” — be beautiful to look at

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

many and different

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

(rare) of or occurring in summer

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

to or in any or all places

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

joyful enthusiasm

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

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From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

pleasant-smelling

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

a long fixed look

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

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

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

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From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

fully ripe; at the height of bloom

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

plural of “mead” — United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

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From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

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From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

plural of “perfume” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

the property of being extremely abundant

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

plural of “raise” — the amount a salary is increased

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

Identical; not different.

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

the place where some action occurs

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

a rain forest in a tropical area

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

marked by absence of sound

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

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

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

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

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

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

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

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From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

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

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading Everywhere is that same exuberance of vegetation and profusion of vari-colored bloom that are so characteristic of the basin of the Meta.

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

showing sorrow

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

at the time that

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

in or at the place that

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

during the time that

From this reading While lost in silent admiration of the countless floral beauties that on every side met our delightful gaze, we could but compare the scene to a ruined Eden, "Where the first sinful pair For consolation might have weeping trod, When banished from the garden of their God."

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Here the forest secular, decked with festoons of divers climbers, of beautiful and brilliant colors, and the broad meads carpeted with fragrant flowers, form an august temple, which creation raises to God, to whom it offers delicious perfumes for incense, and, as an oblation, brings the delicate fruit matured by the summer's sun."

the words that are spoken

From this reading In these words of the Bolivian poet, D. Manuel José Cortés, might aptly be described the extensive forests and plains of which Orocué is the centre.

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."

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From this reading APPROACHING THE ANDES "Aqui la selva secular, ornada De festones de variada enredadera De bellos y vivísimos colores, Y la extensa pradera De fraganciosas flores alfombrada, Forman el templo augusto que levanta La creacion a Dios, á quien ofrece Deliciosos perfumes por incienso, Y por ofrenda el fruto delicado Que el estival calor ha sazonado."