used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
amateurishadjectiveUS /ˈæmətʃɜːrɪʃ/
lacking professional skill or expertise
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
author'snounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
for the reason that
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
CHAPIN
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From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
commentarynounUS /ˈkɑːmənteri/
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
conventionaladjectiveUS /kənˈvenʃənəl/
following accepted customs and proprieties
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
dejectionnoun
a state of melancholy depression
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
doggerelnounUS /ˈdɑːɡərəl/
a comic verse of irregular measure
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
editionsnounUS /ɪˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
entiretynounUS /ɪnˈtaɪərti/
the state of being total and complete
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
etc
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From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
to or in any or all places
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
includedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdəd/
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
indicateverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪt/
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
IntroductoryadjectiveUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌktəri/
serving to open or begin
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
loveableadjective
having characteristics that attract love or affection
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
Marr
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From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
maskverbUS /mæsk/
hide under a false appearance
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
Melville's
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From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
a brief written record
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
others
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From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
philosophicaladjectiveUS /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪkəl/
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
poet'snounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
post-war
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From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
privatelyadverbUS /ˈpraɪvətli/
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
quenchedadjective
allayed
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
reconstructionnounUS /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
remarkablyadverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
selectingverbUS /səˈlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
supplementnounUS /ˈsʌpləmənt/
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
Timoleon
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From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
troublousadjective
full of trouble
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
unevenadjectiveUS /əˈniːvən/
not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
literature in metrical form
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
vigorousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪɡərəs/
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading In selecting the pieces for this volume I have put in the vigorous sea verses of _John Marr_ in their entirety and added those others from his _Battle Pieces_, _Timoleon,_ etc., that best indicate the quality of their author’s personality.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In it, however, that loveable freshness of personality, which his philosophical dejection never quenched, is everywhere in evidence.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading The prose supplement to battle pieces has been included because it does so much to explain the feeling of his war verse and further because it is such a remarkably wise and clear commentary upon those confused and troublous days of post-war reconstruction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading _With An Introductory Note By_ HENRY CHAPIN Melville’s verse printed for the most part privately in small editions from middle life onward after his great prose work had been written, taken as a whole, is of an amateurish and uneven quality.
but in spite of that
From this reading It is clear that he did not set himself to master the poet’s art, yet through the mask of conventional verse which often falls into doggerel, the voice of a true poet is heard.
