position a-base'ment (å-bās'měnt), humiliation ab'bess (ǎb'ěs), head of a convent Ab'er-deen'shire (ǎb'ĕr-dēn’sher) ab-hor'rence (ǎb-hôr'ĕns), hatred a-bide' (å-bid'), wait; live abode, lived; home a bodiless spec'tral il-lu'sion (spěk'trăl ĭ-lū'zhŭn), a ghost abroad, away from home ab-rupt' (ăb-růpt'), steep; sudden; hurried absolute property, thing owned entirely by one a-bu'sive (å-būʼsĬv), insulting a-byss' (ȧ-bis'), great depth Ab'ys-sin'i-a (ăb’Ĭ-sînʼĭ-å), a country in East Africa ac'cess (ǎk'sĕs), admission ac-com'pa-nied (ǎ-kŭm'på-nĭd), went with account, consider ac-cu'mu-la'tion (ǎ-kū'mu-lā'shŭn), collection ac'cu-rate (ǎk'û-rât), exact a-chieve your adventure (å-chēv′), perform the knightly deed you have requested a-chieve'ment (å-chev'měnt), deed; accomplishment A-chil'les (å-kil'ēz), one of the heroes in the Iliad ac-quire' (ǎ-kwir'), gain ac'tu-at'ed (ǎk ́tû-āt'ĕd), inspired a-cute' (å-kūt'), deep; sharp ad'age (ǎd'âj), old or wise saying ad'a-mant (ăd'å-mănt), hardest stone ad'a-man'tine (ăd'å-măn'tîn), hard as the hardest stone a-dapt' (å-dăpt'), fit ad'der (ǎd'er), poisonous snake ad-dress' (ǎ-drěs'), speech; speak to; write to ad'e-quate (ăd'ê-kwât), suitable; sufficient ad-her'ent (ăd-hēr′ĕnt), follower a-dieu' (å-dū'), good-by ad-ja'cent (ǎ-ja'sĕnt), near by ad-just′ (ă-jùst'), arrange administered justice with dis-crim'inaʼtion (dis-krim'i-na'shun), in punishments he used judgment ad'mi-ral (ăd'mi-răl), naval officer of the highest rank a-do' (ȧ-doo'), trouble ad-ven'tur-ous (ăd-věn'tûr-ŭs), bold ad'ver-sa-ry (ăd'vẽr-sâ-ri), foe ad-ver'si-ty (ăd-vûrʼsi-ti), misfortune ad-vert' (ăd-vûrt'), refer advo-ca-cy (ăd′vô-kả-sĩ), support; favor ad'vo-cate for an im-pos'tor, an (ǎd'vô-kât; im-pos'ter), are you one who pleads the cause of a deceiver a-ë'ri-al (â-ē'-ri-ǎl), in the air af-firm' (ă-fûrm'), declare afflicted, unhappy affliction, misfortune afford, give af-front'ed (ă-frůn'těd), offended a full noble surgeon, a man who knew how to care for the wounded or sick against the red west, with the sunset sky behind them Ag'as-siz (ǎg'â-sê), famous naturalist aggravated (ǎgʻrå-vāt'ĕd), magnified a-ghast' (å-gåst'), amazed agʻile (ǎj'îl), lively; quick-moving ag'i-tat'ed (ǎ'ji-tāt'ěd), frightened; excited Ag'ra-vaine (ăg′rå-vān) aid'de-camp (ād'dê-kămp), a general's assistant a kind of destiny, etc., necessity which has forced me to do this a-lert' (å-lûrt'), watch; watchful Al-giers' (ǎl-jērz'), African seaport al'ien (al'yen), foreign; strange al-lay' (å-la'), quiet al-lege' (ă-lěj'), declare all-hor'rent (ôl-hor'ěnt), bristling all over al-lit'er-a'tion (ă-lĭt'er-a'shuŭn), repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of two or more words in succession al-lot'ment (ă-lot'měnt), share all that here could win us, everything that would keep us here al-lude' (ă-lūd'), refer Almes'bur-y (ämz'bĕr-i) alms (ämz), charity al-ter'nate-ly (ǎl-tûr'nât-li), by turns; first one, then the other al-ter'na-tive (ǎl-tûr'nå-tĭv), choice am'a-teur' (am'ȧ-tûr'), careless; beginner am'bush (ăm'boosh), hiding; trap a-mend' (ȧ-měnd'), correct; change a-mends', to make (ȧ-měndz'), do all he can to make up for his sins; be forgiven by; give reward for injustice am'o-rous og'lings (ăm'ô-rus ōgʻlingz), loving looks; "making eyes" a'mour' (a'moor'), love-affair am'ple (ăm'p'l), large; full ample base, strong foundation Am'ster-dam (ăm'stẽr-dăm), in Holland, the only place where printing of religious pamphlets could be done a-nat'o-my (à-năt'ô-mi), science which treats of the structure of the body ancient ice, thick ice which has been there unmelted so many years André, Major (än'drâ), a British spy an-gel'ic kin'dred (ăn-jěl'îk kin'dred), a relationship to heaven An'gles (ang'gl'z), old English an'guish of spirit (ăng'gwish), mental agony an'gu-lar (ang'gü-lår), uneven an'i-mate (ǎn'i-māt), inspire animate the people's hearts, stir the people and fill them an-ni'hi-late (ă-nï'hi-lât), wipe out An-noure (ăn-or) a-non' (å-non'), at once; soon; again An-tae'us (ăn-tē'us), a giant who grew stronger each time he touched his mother, Earth an-tago-nist (ăn-tăgỗ-nist), opponent an'te up (ǎn'tê), bet an'them (ǎn'them), hymn anticipate (ăn-tis'ĭ-pāt), have an idea of; foresee; hope for; get ahead of anʼti-quat'ed (ǎn'ti-kwāt'ěd), old fashioned An-toni-o (ăn-tổni-6) an'vil (ăn'vil), a block of iron and steel on which metal is shaped by hammering ap'a-thet'ic (ǎp'å-thětʼîk), indifferent apathy (ǎp'ȧ-thi), lack of feeling a-poc'a-lyp'ti-cal (ȧ-pŏk'ȧ-hpʼtĭ-kǎl), which revealed all its beauty A-pos'tle (ȧ-pos''l), one of the twelve disciples of Christ ap-palled' (ǎ-pôld'), frightened ap-par'el (ǎ-păr1ěl), clothing appa-ri-tion (ăpä-rish ăn), ghost; form; thing seen ap-pend' (ǎ-pěnd'), add apper-tain ́ing thereunto (ǎp'ĕr-tān' ing), belonging to it ap'pre-hend' (ǎp'rê-hĕnd′), fear appre-hension (ăpre-hěnshăn), fear appre-hen’sive (ăpre-hěn’siv), afraid ap'pro-ba'tion (ǎp'rô-ba'shun), approval ar'ca-bu-ce'ro (är'kä-boo-tha'rō), a soldier of the fifteenth century ar'chi-tect (är'kĭ-těkt), designer; house planner; architects of Fate, makers of their own future arch'ly (ärch'li), slyly; gayly ar'dent (är'dent), strong ar'dor (är'der), eagerness ar'du-ous (är'dü-ŭs), difficult ar'gent (är'jent), silver A-ri'ca (ä-rē’kä), seaport in Chile A'ri-el (a'ri-ěl) ar-ma'da (är-mā'dä), armed fleet arm'éd (ärm'ěd), holding a weapon arrant jocky (ǎr'ănt), poor horseman ar-ray' (ǎ-rā'), dress; soldiers; parade; display; express arrest, stop ar'ro-gance (ǎr'ô-găns), impudence ar'se-nal (är'sê-năl), place for making or storing arms Art, the artistic power necessary to produce a splendid structure as-cend’an-cy (ă-sěndăn-si), promi nence as-cend'ing and se-cure' (ă-send′ing; se-kür'), growing higher and safe as'cer-tain' (ǎs'er-tan'), make out as he were not, after the wind dies down it seems as if there never had been any as if a hunt were up, like the gay calls and cheers of successful hunters as'pect (ǎs'pekt), condition; look As'pi-net (ǎs'pi-nět), Indian chief as'pi-ra'tion (ǎs'pĬ-rā'shŭn), ambition as-pir'ing to imʼmor-tal'i-ty (ǎs-pir'ing; im'or-tăl'ĭ-ti), hoping for everlasting fame as-sail' (ǎ-sal'), attack as-sault' (ǎ-sôlt'), attack as-ser'tion (ǎ-sûr'shun), statement as-sign' (ă-sin'), suggest; give as-sume' (ă-sum'), take up; believe as-sur'ance (ǎ-shoor'ăns), promise; declaration As'ta-roth (ǎs'tå-roth), Phoenician goddess of love As'to-lat (ǎs'tô-låt) as'tral lamp (ăstrăl), a kind of brilliant oil lamp a strong as-sail' (ă-sal'), a fierce attack as was his wont (wŭnt), as he always did ath-let'ic (ǎth-lět'ĭk), muscular at large, free at'las load (ǎt'lås), a burden as heavy as that borne by the giant Atlas, who was represented in Greek mythology, as holding the sky on his shoulders at once far off and near, echoing first in one place then in another a-tone' (å-tōn'), make up; be sorry at-tained' to a fortune (ǎ-tānd'), reached a high position at-tend' (ă-těnd'), wait; send at-ten'tive-ly scru'ti-nized (ǎ-těn' au-thor'i-ta-tive (ô-thor'ĭ-tâ-tiv),commanding aux-il'ia-ry (ôg-zil'yå-ri), helper a-vail' (å-vāl′), help avail themselves of their numbers, make use of their greater force A'val-on (à'văl-on), an imaginary earthly paradise where heroes were carried after death a-venged' upon you (å-věnjd'), made you suffer for a-vert' (å-vûrt'), prevent; turn away av'o-ca'tion (ăv′ô-kā ́shůn), occupa tion which one has for pleasure a-vow'al (ȧ-vou'ăl), declaration awful moment, tremendous importance a-whiles' (å-hwilz'), sometimes ay (1), alas; yes Aymer de Valence (amer dẽ và lons) A-zores' (ȧ-zōrz'), islands near and belonging to Portugal az'ure (ăzh'ür), sky-blue Ba'al (ba'ǎl), Phoenician god of love Bacon, Sir Francis, English philosopher and statesman (1561-1626) bade (băd), ordered; commanded badge of his au-thor'i-ty (ô-thor'ĭ-ti), sign of his power baf'fled (bǎf'ld), defeated bal'lad (băl'ad), a kind of short, narrative poem suita e for singing balm (bäm), fragrance, balms, herbs usec. to preserve bodies Bal'tic's strand (bôl'tiks strånd), shore of the Baltic Sea band, company of men organized for a common purpose barb (bärb), fast horse; point barbarian, foreigner; here, a Persian bard (bärd), a poet and singer bare (bâr), carried barge (bärj), boat elegantly furnished and decorated; large flat bottomed boat Bar'ham Down (bär'ăm) bark (bärk), boat; ship bar'on (băr'un), a nobleman ba-rouche' (bä-roosh'), open carriage Bar-ré', Colonel (bȧ-rā') bar'ri-er (băr'ĭ-er), obstacle bars and blocks, fastenings which hold & ship on shore while it is being worked on bars ef-ful'gent (ě-ful'jěnt), shining streaks bar'ter (bär'ter), trade barter their commodities (kŏ-mŏd'ĭ-tiz), trade what they had for other things they wanted base (bās), unworthy; disgraceful base'less (bas'lĕs), false base'ness (bas'něs), disgrace Bath-she'ba (băth-she'bȧ), see Da vid's transgression battlements, high towers battle peal, noise of cannon, etc. Baud'win (bôd'win) bear him, conduct himself bear himself meetly, behave properly bear sway (swā), rule bear the brunt of (brůnt), face the most serious bear witness, hear me state Beau'mains (bō'mānz) beautiful were his feet, see Isaiah LII, 7 be-daubed' (bē-dôbd'), covered; coated be-deck' (bé-děk'), decorate Bed'i-vere (běd′i-vēr) bee'tling (be'tling), projecting be-fits' the scene, fits the spring day be-get' that golden time again, recall the wonderful experience you gave me beggar description, make any description of it seem poor compared with how bad it really was be-guiled' (bê-gild'), led be-hest' (bé-hěst'), command be-hoove' (be-hoov'), be proper for; befit be-lab'o-ring (bê-lā’bẽr-îng), beating Bell'i-cent (běl'i-sent) belligerent (bě-lĭj'ĕr-ěnt), warlike bel'lows (běl'ōz), an instrument for blowing fires be-neath' (bê-nēth') benediction (běn'ê-dĭk'shŭn), blessing Ben'e-factor (běr ́ê-făk ́tẽr), one who does great good be-nef'i-cence (bé-něf'i-sens), doing good be-nef'i-cent (bê-něf'ĭ-sěnt), kind ben'e-fits forgot (běn'ê-fits), kindness to others not appreciated by them be-nevo-lent (bể-něvô-lěnt), kind be-nign' (bė-nin'), kind; loving be-nig'nant (bê-nig'nănt), kind moves be-stirs' him well (bê-stûrz'), about briskly, or busily be thy man, serve you be-trayed' with a kiss (bê-trād′), deceived by pretended friendship. See Matthew XXVI, 48 be-troth'al (bê-tröth'ǎl), marriage ceremony (the word usually means engagement) bev'y (běv'i), flock beyond per'ad-ven'ture (pěr′ăd-věn ́tür), without doubt beʼzoar (bē'zōr), a mineral matter found in certain animals, once used as a remedy to counteract the effects of poison bi'as (bi'ăs), influence bite so nigh (ni), hurt so much bite the dust, die in defeat biv'ouac (biv'wak), encampment of soldiers prepared for fighting blackening, making black; killing blades of heroes, swords which have won great victories Blake, Robert, a British admiral blared across the shal'lows (blârd; shǎl'ōz), called across the river blast'ed (blåst'ĕd), withered blazed (blazd), marked by having a piece of bark cut away blaʼzon (bla'z'n), coat of arms bleached, whitened by the sun bless'éd (blěs'ěd), much loved bliss of sol'i-tude (sŏl'i-tud), great comfort in lonely moments blithe (blith), happy; joyous block-ad'ed (blŏk-ād'ěd), kept bloom, time of greatest happiness blossom into melody, break into song blow (blo), blossom board, table bod'ed ill (bōd'ěd), foretold misfortune; bod'ing (bōd'ing), warning bog'gy (bog'i), marshy; having swamps bold peas'an-try (pěz'ăn-tri), brave farmers whose land belonged not to themselves, but to their lords Bon'a-ven'ture' (bōn'ă-věn'tūr′) bon'dage (bon'daj), slavery bondage of error, the, mistaken view which keeps me from doing right (lines 1-4 refer to the story of God leading the Israelites through the Red Sea. See Exodus XIV) bon'ny bird (bon'î), fair lady horder, see frontier, second meaning bore, went boundless reach, endless stretch boun'te-ous (boun'tê-ŭs), generous boun'ti-ful (boun'ti-fool), generous bou-quet' (boo-kā'), mass of flowers bour'geois' (boor'zhwä′), head man bow (bow), forward part of a vessel bow'er (bou'ĕr), apartment Bra-bant' (brå-bănt'), Belgian province brack'ish (brăk'ĭsh), salty; distasteful brag'gart (brăg'årt), boaster braided light, light from the red, white, and blue intermingled brand from the burning (brand), piece of burning wood from the midst of the fire—that is, out of the midst of great danger Brath'wick (brǎth'ĭk) braved (bravd), courageously met brawl (brôl), quarrel; rush bra'zen (bra'z'n), brass breach (brēch), opening break faith, etc., fail to carry on the great work we have died doing breast'ing (brěst'ing), forcing their way through breast'plate (brěst'plāt), armor bridge, platform over the forward deck of a ship brim'stone (brim'stōn), sulphur bring him to knowledge, recognize him bringing weary thought to me, making me discontented brist'ling steel (bris'ling), pointed in the air Brit-an'ni-a (bri-tǎn'ĭ-ȧ), name for Great Britain spears poetical broader sig'ni-fi-kaʼtion (sigʼni-fi-kā’ shun), deeper meaning broadside, with his side facing me bron'co (brong'kō), small wild horse brood, sit on eggs to hatch; lie brought to bay, cornered so that escape seems impossible brute forms, wild creatures Bru'tus (broo'tŭs), a Roman who was one of Caesar's slayers buc'ca-neer' (bŭk'ȧ-nēr′), adventurer Buchan (băk ăn) budget (bŭj'ět), collection buf'fet (buf'ět), blow built in an age, in process of building for many years bul'lied (bool'ĭd), irritated and injured bul'lion (bool'yŭn), silver which has not been coined or made into objects bul'rush (bool'rush), a large rush growing in water bul'wark (bool'wȧrk), fortification buoy'ant-ly (boi'ănt-li), joyfully burden of the commonwealth, responsibilities of the whole country bur'gess (bûr'jĕs), freeman who could vote Bur-goyne' (bûr-goin'), the English general who surrendered to Washington burning star, the stars and stripes of the flag are called "burning" and "flaming" to bring out their great power and beauty bur'nish (bûr'nish), polish bur'row(bur'ō), hole dug in the ground bur'then (bûr'th'n), burden butte (būt), steep hill by mortal means, by bringing him to great danger through someone else Caer-le'on (kär-lē'ŏn) Cali-ban (kăli-băn) calm, spoken to a (käm), quieted cal'trop (kǎl'trop), spike driven into the ground, having four crossed points projecting at the head Cam'el-iard (kǎm'ěl-yärd) Cam'e-lot (kǎm'ê-lŏt), the legendary seat of Arthur's palace and court cam-paign' (kǎm-pān'), war Camp'bell, Thomas (kăm'ěl) can'ter (kǎn'ter), easy gallop ca-pa'cious (kȧ-pā'shŭs), holding a great deal ca-pa'ci-ty (kȧ-pǎs'ĭ-ti), ability ca-price' (kȧ-près'), tickleness ca-pri'cious (kå-prí'shŭs), changeable |