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OP lychnobite
Was the word for 8 February. The following was in the description:
"lychnobite (LIK-nuh-byt) noun
One who works at night and sleeps during the day.
[From Greek lychnos (lamp) + bios (life).]
-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)
"Before the enfeebled of the dull-eyed lychnobite of the press could
succumb to its influence, the cheerful voice of the magician awoke him."
Observer Journal (Dunkirk, New York); Nov 5, 1887."
I don't understand the sentence quoted from the Observer
Journal of Nov. 5, 1887.
1) Isn't enfeebled an adjective? So what does it modify?
2) Is the implied person a servant of the lychnobite?
3) What is the antecedent of "its"?
4) Who is "him"?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Words Dealing With Sleep David_R 02/09/08 07:34 PM Re: Words Dealing With Sleep dalehileman 02/09/08 08:38 PM Re: Words Dealing With Sleep Faldage 02/09/08 08:48 PM Re: Words Dealing With Sleep David_R 02/10/08 02:01 AM Re: Words Dealing With Sleep Faldage 02/10/08 02:15 PM Re: Words Dealing With Sleep dalehileman 02/10/08 07:23 PM Re: Words Dealing With Sleep latishya 02/10/08 08:28 PM Re: Words Dealing With Sleep dalehileman 02/10/08 08:48 PM
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