Chapter I

a town in Louisiana on the Red River

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

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

the Latin name for England

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism

From this reading _NAPLES—ATHENS—POMPEII—CONSTANTINOPLE—_ _SMYRNA—JAFFA—JERUSALEM—ALEXANDRIA—_ _CAIRO—MARSEILLES—AVIGNON—_ _LYONS—DIJON_.

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

From this reading _NAPLES—ATHENS—POMPEII—CONSTANTINOPLE—_ _SMYRNA—JAFFA—JERUSALEM—ALEXANDRIA—_ _CAIRO—MARSEILLES—AVIGNON—_ _LYONS—DIJON_.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

have or possess in combination

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

the largest city and former capital of Turkey

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writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

demanding attention

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

an industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons

From this reading _NAPLES—ATHENS—POMPEII—CONSTANTINOPLE—_ _SMYRNA—JAFFA—JERUSALEM—ALEXANDRIA—_ _CAIRO—MARSEILLES—AVIGNON—_ _LYONS—DIJON_.

put on clothes

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

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United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.

of or relating to or suggestive of flowers

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

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

From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS.

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

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

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950

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capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)

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plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE (‘CHRISTOPHER CRAYON’), AUTHOR OF ‘CRYING FOR THE LIGHT,’ ‘EAST ANGLIA,’ ETC., ETC.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.

a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon

From this reading _NAPLES—ATHENS—POMPEII—CONSTANTINOPLE—_ _SMYRNA—JAFFA—JERUSALEM—ALEXANDRIA—_ _CAIRO—MARSEILLES—AVIGNON—_ _LYONS—DIJON_.

a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean

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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region

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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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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

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(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”

From this reading LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.

ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius

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the property of being extremely abundant

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

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a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

a port city in western Turkey

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plural of “son” — a male human offspring

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a quality that outshines the usual

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

plural of “spread” — process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

make square

From this reading LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

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

From this reading LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

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

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plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

in or at the place that

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

belonging to which person

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

in the company of; together with

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ‘Ye glittering towns with wealth and splendour crown’d; Ye fields where summer spreads profusion round; Ye lakes whose vessels catch the busy gale; Ye bending swains that dress the flowery vale; For me your tributary stores combine; Creation’s heir, the world—the world is mine.’