allegoricaladjectiveUS /ˌæləˈɡɔːrəkəl/
used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
BowesverbUS /boʊz/
third-person singular of “bow” — bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
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CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO., LONDON AND NEW YORK.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
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EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
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episodesnounUS /ˈepəsoʊdz/
plural of “episode” — a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
Faerienoun
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
Foulis
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
historicadjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
interpretverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprət/
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO., LONDON AND NEW YORK.
MACMILLAN
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From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO., LONDON AND NEW YORK.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
MDCCCXCII
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used to form the superlative
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO., LONDON AND NEW YORK.
not any; not one
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
and nothing more
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
Queene
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being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
Simpkin
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and nothing more
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Intended for children, the stories are related simply as stories, and therefore only those episodes in the poem most interesting and most complete in themselves have been chosen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
the act of creating written works
From this reading In writing these Tales from "The Faerie Queene," no attempt has been made to interpret their allegorical or explain their historic bearing.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading MACMILLAN AND CO., LONDON AND NEW YORK.
