Chapter I

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From this reading Published October, 1921.

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

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

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

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

brought together in one place

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

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From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

rural regions

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

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From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

the body of people who are citizens of a particular government

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

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

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

draw slowly or heavily

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

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

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

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

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

immediately past

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

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From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

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From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

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From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

the lowermost sail on the mainmast

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

English poet (1878-1967)

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

a large indefinite number

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

your grandmother

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

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

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being eight more than ninety

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the month following September and preceding November

From this reading Published October, 1921.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

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Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

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plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

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Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)

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prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Published October, 1921.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

set aside for the use of a particular person or party

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a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”

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precisely, exactly

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plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

plural of “rosa” — large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses

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of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

chosen in preference to another

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

a state of social isolation

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

plural of “sweep” — a wide scope

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From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

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

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

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

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From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

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

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

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From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

at the time that

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

during the time that

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

in the company of; together with

From this reading MY WIFE KING COLE King Cole was King before the troubles came, The land was happy while he held the helm, The valley-land from Condicote to Thame, Watered by Thames and green with many an elm.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading For many a year he governed well his realm, So well-beloved, that, when at last he died, It was bereavement to the countryside.

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 Rosas Gallipoli Right Royal The Faithful Selected Poems Lost Endeavour A Mainsail Haul Captain Magaret Reynard the Fox The Daffodil Fields The Old Front Line Multitude and Solitude Collected Poems and Plays Salt Water Poems and Ballads Good Friday and Other Poems The Tragedy of Pompey the Great Philip the King and Other Poems The Tragedy of Nan and Other Poems Lollingdon Downs and Other Poems The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems The Locked Chest; and The Sweeps of Ninety-eight The Everlasting Mercy and the Widow in the Bye Street New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY _All rights reserved_ BY JOHN MASEFIELD.