1818
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
Ambleside
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Brown, it would appear, carried a pocket Milton.
AscentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
AwenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
AyrshirenounUS /ˈeɪərʃaɪər/
hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
BelfastnounUS /ˈbelfæst/
capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
Burns'snounUS /ˈbɜːrnzɪz/
possessive form of “burns” — United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Brown, it would appear, carried a pocket Milton.
Cary's
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From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
contestedadjectiveUS /kənˈtestəd/
disputed or made the object of contention or competition
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
ContrastsnounUS /ˈkɑːntræsts/
plural of “contrast” — the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
a small house with a single story
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
dancing-school
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
DantenounUS /ˈdɑːnteɪ/
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
Dumfries
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
Dunghillnoun
a foul or degraded condition
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
farewellsnounUS /ˌferˈwelz/
plural of “farewell” — an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
moving swiftly
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
set up or found
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
GallowaynounUS /ˈɡæloʊweɪ/
a district in southwestern Scotland
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
GlasgownounUS /ˈɡlæskoʊ/
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
Hampstead
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
HardshipsnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/
plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Brown, it would appear, carried a pocket Milton.
JUNE-AUGUST
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
KeatsnounUS /kiːts/
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
Kerre
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
Keswick
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
go away from a place
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
LochnounUS /lɑːk/
a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
Lomond
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
MegnounUS /meɡ/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
Merrilies
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
MiltonnounUS /ˈmɪltən/
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading Brown, it would appear, carried a pocket Milton.
miniaturenounUS /ˈmɪniətʃʊr/
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
MullverbUS /mʌl/
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
NevisnounUS /ˈnevɪs/
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
and nothing more
From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
pilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Brown, it would appear, carried a pocket Milton.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
reflectionsnounUS /rɪˈflekʃənz/
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
Rydal
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From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
SCOTTISHnounUS /ˈskɑːtɪʃ/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
Skiddaw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
StaffanounUS /ˈstɑːfɑː/
an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides to the west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
three-volume
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Keats took for his reading one book only, the miniature three-volume edition of Cary's Dante.
TOURnounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
in the direction of
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
uproarnounUS /ˈʌprɔːr/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The farewells at Liverpool over, Keats and Brown went on by coach to Lancaster, thence to begin their tour on foot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
Windermere
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUNE-AUGUST 1818: THE SCOTTISH TOUR First sight of Windermere--Ambleside, Rydal, Keswick--Attitude towards scenery--Ascent of Skiddaw--A country dancing-school--Dumfries--The Galloway coast--Meg Merrilies--Flying visit to Belfast--Contrasts and reflections--The Duchess of Dunghill--The Ayrshire coast--In Burns's cottage--Lines on his pilgrimage--Through Glasgow to Loch Lomond--A confession--Loch Awe to the coast--Hardships--Kerre a and Mull--Staffa--A sea cathedral--Ben Nevis--Tour cut short--Return to Hampstead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They found the town of Lancaster in an uproar with the preparations for a contested election and were glad to leave it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Brown, it would appear, carried a pocket Milton.
