Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

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distinctive manner of oral expression

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(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

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

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

plural of “arcanum” — information known only to a special group

From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

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

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

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

plural of “bracket” — a category falling within certain defined limits

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showing who or what does the action

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

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plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

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English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

characteristic of the present

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

(of hair) having curls or waves

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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

clearly characterized or delimited

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel

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a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

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cause to move by pulling

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

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closed in or surrounded or included within

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

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having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

death of a person

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

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

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

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.

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an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes

From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

attach a tag or label to

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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

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-ing form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

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a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)

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plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

not in physical motion

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

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

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

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

From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading _E D M U N D S P E N S E R_.

plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

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From this reading Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing in their urns draw golden light.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere

From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

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From this reading Ille velut fidis arcana sodalibus olim Credebat libris; neque, si male cesserat, unquam Decurrens alio, neque si bene; quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.

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

From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading From the Macmillan Globe edition of THE WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in curly brackets, e.g. {1} Regions of italic type are defined by underscores

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From this reading The life of Spenser is wrapt in a similar obscurity to that which hides from us his great predecessor Chaucer, and his still greater contemporary Shakspere.