used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
ABBEYnounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
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ABBOTSFORD
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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AssociateverbUS /əˈsoʊsiət/
make a logical or causal connection
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BayardnounUS /ˈbeɪərd/
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
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a mountain or tall hill
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the supreme effort one can make
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BIBTHPLACE
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BoswellnounUS /ˈbɑːzwel/
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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the people of Great Britain
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BURNS'SnounUS /ˈbɜːrnzɪz/
possessive form of “burns” — United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
BurroughsnounUS /ˈbʌroʊz/
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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CALEDONIAnounUS /ˌkæləˈdoʊniə/
the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
CANALnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
CARLYLE'SnounUS /kɑːrˈlaɪlz/
possessive form of “carlyle” — Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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CHARTA
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CHESTERnounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
ClassicsnounUS /ˈklæsɪks/
study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
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Congdon
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patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
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DRYBURGH
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EARLYadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
EDDYSTONE
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From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
EDINBURGHnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
EditedadjectiveUS /ˈedətəd/
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading Selected And Edited With Introduction, Etc.
EditornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
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EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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EpochsnounUS /ˈepəks/
plural of “epoch” — a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
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Etc
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FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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widely known and esteemed
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FATHERSnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
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GAD'S
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Goldwin
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death of a person
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
HAWORTHnounUS /ˈhæwərθ/
English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)
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HawthornenounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
HEBRIDESnounUS /ˈhebrɪdiz/
a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
HIGHLANDnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
HIGHLANDSnounUS /ˈhaɪləndz/
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
the aggregate of past events
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HOLYROOD
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where you live at a particular time
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
HOMESnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
Hoppin
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From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Howitt
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IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
IntroductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Selected And Edited With Introduction, Etc.
INVERNESS
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From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
IONA
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From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
LAKESnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
LIGHTHOUSEnounUS /ˈlaɪthaʊs/
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
LINLITHGOW
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LOMOND
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From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
MAGNA
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MARY'SnounUS /ˈmeriz/
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
Masson
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MELROSE
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From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
attach to a support
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel
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NORMANnounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
OrationsnounUS /ɔːˈreɪʃənz/
plural of “oration” — an instance of oratory
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OXFORDnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
PILGRIMnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəm/
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
POGIS
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PrintedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
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Ralph
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United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
RYDAL
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From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
SAXONnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
SCOTCHnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
SCOTLANDnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
SelectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading Selected And Edited With Introduction, Etc.
term of address for a man
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
STAFFAnounUS /ˈstɑːfɑː/
an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides to the west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
StevensonnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
STIRLING
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From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
STOKEverbUS /stoʊk/
stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
STONEHENGEnounUS /ˈstoʊnhendʒ/
an ancient megalithic monument in southern England; probably used for ritual purposes
From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
Taine
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From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
TalbotnounUS /ˈtælbət/
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
TaylornounUS /ˈteɪlər/
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
Theodore
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From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BURNS'S LAND--By Nathaniel Hawthorne HIGHLAND MARY'S HOME AND GRAVE--By Theodore F. Wolfe THROUGH THE CALEDONIA CANAL TO INVERNESS--By H. A. Taine THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS--By H. A. Taine BEN LOMOND AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES--By Bayard Taylor TO THE HEBRIDES--By James Boswell STAFFA AND IONA--By William Howitt
TWICKENHAM
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From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
V-OTHER
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From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
Vol
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Waldo
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From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE--By Frederick A. Talbot THE CAPITAL OF THE BRITISH, SAXON AND NORMAN KINGS--By William Howitt VI--SCOTLAND EDINBURGH--By Robert Louis Stevenson HOLYROOD--By David Masson LINLITHGOW--By Sir Walter Scott STIRLING--By Nathaniel Hawthorne ABBOTSFORD--By William Howitt DRYBURGH ABBEY--By William Howitt MELROSE ABBEY--By William Howitt CARLYLE'S BIBTHPLACE AND EARLY HOMES--By John Burroughs
William
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From this reading GAD'S HILL--By Theodore F. Wolfe RYDAL MOUNT--By William Howitt TWICKENHAM--By William Howitt V-OTHER ENGLISH SCENES STONEHENGE--By Ralph Waldo Emerson MAGNA CHARTA ISLAND--By Mrs. S. C. Hall THE HOME OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS--By James M. Hoppin OXFORD--By Goldwin Smith CAMBRIDGE--By James M. Hoppin CHESTER--By Nathaniel Hawthorne
in the company of; together with
From this reading Selected And Edited With Introduction, Etc.
WolfenounUS /wʊlf/
United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
World'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Editor of "Great Epochs in American History" Associate Editor of "The World's Famous Orations" and of "The Best of the World's Classics," etc._ Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland [_Printed in the United States of America_] STOKE POGIS--By Charles T. Congdon HAWORTH--By Theodore F. Wolfe
