Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

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From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a collection of selected literary passages

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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From this reading Both are bone-bred New Englanders.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both are bone-bred New Englanders.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

a period of 100 years

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

plural of “characteristic” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a cynical feeling of distrust

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

plural of “defect” — an imperfection in a bodily system

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

plural of “definition” — a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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From this reading Both are bone-bred New Englanders.

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

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a strong current of air

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

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From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

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From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

plural of “limitation” — a principle that limits the extent of something

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

United States poet (1917-1977)

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

plural of “maid” — a female domestic

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading No other resemblance occurs to me.

continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

speech you make to yourself

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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 AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading Both are bone-bred New Englanders.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

not any; not one

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading No other resemblance occurs to me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading No other resemblance occurs to me.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

plural of “parody” — a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a person of refined upbringing and manners

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

literature in metrical form

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

having two or more phonetic values

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading No other resemblance occurs to me.

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the quality of being similar

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

not in physical motion

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

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

From this reading No other resemblance occurs to me.

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

United States writer (1885-1977)

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

having a wide variety of skills

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

literature in metrical form

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

forceful exertion

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

possessive form of “whitman” — United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

which person or people

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading And indeed I can think of no woman in the history of our poetry who has surpassed them.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

the act of creating written works

From this reading Among the many American women who are writing verse in the twentieth century, two stand out--Amy Lowell and Anna Branch.

a late time of life

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading AMY LOWELL, ANNA BRANCH, EDGAR LEE MASTERS, LOUIS UNTERMEYER Amy Lowell--a patrician--a radical--her education--her years of preparation--vigour and versatility--definitions of free verse and of poetry--Whitman's influence--the imagists--_Patterns_--her first book--her rapid improvement--sword blades--her gift in narrative--polyphonic prose--Anna Hempstead Branch--her dramatic power--domestic poems--tranquil meditation--an orthodox poet--Edgar Lee Masters--his education--Greek inspiration--a lawyer--_Reedy's Mirror_--the _Anthology_--power of the past--mental vigour--similarity and variety--irony and sarcasm--passion for truth--accentuation of ugliness--analysis--a masterpiece of cynicism--an ideal side--the dramatic monologue--defects and limitations--Louis Untermeyer--his youth--the question of beauty--three characteristics--a gust of life--_Still Life_--old maids--burlesques and parodies--the newspaper humourists--F. P. A.--his two books--his influence on English composition.