1874
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1958
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5
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75
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accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
British-born
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brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
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CanadianadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/
of or relating to Canada or its people
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capitalised
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charactersnounUS /ˈkærəktərz/
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
continuationnounUS /kənˌtɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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HighadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
indented
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
Italicized
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LinesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
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MannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
MennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
metrenounUS /ˈmiːtər/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
NotenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
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PoetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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rhymesnounUS /raɪmz/
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
rhymingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪmɪŋ/
having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
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SpellverbUS /spel/
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
stanzasnounUS /ˈstænzəz/
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
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textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lines longer than 75 characters have been broken according to metre, and the continuation is indented two spaces.]
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
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YukonnounUS /ˈjuːkɑːn/
a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
From this reading Author of "The Spell of the Yukon" To the Man of the High North My rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Men of the High North Men of the High North, the wild sky is blazing;
