Chapter I

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

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading ALFRED BUNN.

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

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

plural of “anthem” — a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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

From this reading BALLADS, SONGS, and ODES.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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From this reading T. HAYNES BAYLY.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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From this reading ALFRED BUNN.

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From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

past form of “cull” — remove something that has been rejected

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

a boy or man

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

of or relating to the science of geography

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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From this reading T. HAYNES BAYLY.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

of or relating to the study of history

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

the aggregate of past events

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading VOLUME IV.

someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

plural of “ode” — a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading BALLADS, SONGS, and ODES.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

and nothing more

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

inspired by love for your country

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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

From this reading T. HAYNES BAYLY.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading VOLUME IV.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”

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From this reading _Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies; Author of “A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs,” “A Memoir of George Cruikshank,” “The Poets Laureate of England,” “The Æsthetic Movement in England,” etc._ “I have here only made a Nosegay of culled Flowers, and have brought little more of my own than the band which ties them.”