Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office as the nation's first African American president yesterday, summoning a vast crowd and a watching nation to the task of reviving a country in crisis.
(By Michael D. Shear and Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)
Havens | Plymouth, Vt.
By JULIA LAWLOR
Even when the throngs descend on weekends, this small town in the Green Mountains manages to maintain its ethereal calm.
throng
Hide phoneticsgroup noun [C]
a crowd or large group of people:
A huge throng had gathered round the speaker.
throng
Hide phoneticsverb [I + adverb or preposition; T]
to be or go somewhere in very large numbers:
Crowds thronged the market place.
The narrow streets were thronged with summer visitors.
[+ to infinitive] Thousands of people thronged to see the exhibition while it was in London.
ethereal
Hide phoneticsadjective
light and delicate, especially in an unnatural way:
an ethereal being
ethereal beauty
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