used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
additionaladjectiveUS /əˈdɪʃənəl/
further or added
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
Allan
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From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
alumninounUS /əˈlʌmnaɪ/
plural of “alumnus” — a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyhow, the fact is worth recording.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
BeersnounUS /bɪrz/
plural of “beer” — a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
BenjaminnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
Benét
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From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
Brian
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From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
a period of 100 years
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
ChaucernounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
Colton
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From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
Dodd
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From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Anyhow, the fact is worth recording.
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
fanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
fugitivenounUS /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
Glaenzer
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From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
HookernounUS /ˈhʊkər/
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
HughesnounUS /hjuːz/
English poet (born in 1930)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
free from external control and constraint
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
LyranounUS /ˈlaɪrə/
a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
lyricsnounUS /ˈlɪrɪks/
plural of “lyric” — the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
musiciannounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃən/
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
novelistnounUS /ˈnɑːvələst/
one who writes novels
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
and nothing more
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
optimismnounUS /ˈɑːptəmɪzəm/
the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
PierceverbUS /pɪrs/
cut or make a way through
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
playwrightnounUS /ˈpleɪraɪt/
someone who writes plays
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
POETSnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
recordingnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
From this reading Anyhow, the fact is worth recording.
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
renaissancenounUS /ˌrenəˈsɑːns/
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
RogersnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
RosarynounUS /ˈroʊzəri/
a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
RupertnounUS /ˈruːpərt/
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
and nothing more
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
sonnetsnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪts/
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
in or at that place or location
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
undergraduatesnounUS /ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒəwəts/
plural of “undergraduate” — a university student who has not yet received a first degree
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Yale has always been close to the national life of America; and the recent outburst of poetry from her sons is simply additional evidence of the renaissance all over the United States.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
Updegraff
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From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
literature in metrical form
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
vitalitynounUS /vaɪˈtæləti/
an energetic style
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading I am not thinking of magazine verse or of fugitive pieces, but only of independent volumes of original poems.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
widelyadverbUS /ˈwaɪdli/
to a great degree
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.
William
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From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Anyhow, the fact is worth recording.
YALEnounUS /jeɪl/
a university in Connecticut
From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
Yalensis
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From this reading A GROUP OF YALE POETS Henry A. Beers--the fine quality of his literary style in prose and verse--force and grace--finished art--his humour--C. M. Lewis--his war poem--E. B. Reed--_Lyra Yalensis_--F. E. Pierce--his farm lyrics--Brian Hooker--his strong sonnets--his _Turns_--R. C. Rogers--_The Rosary_--Rupert Hughes--novelist, playwright, musician, poet--Robert Hunger--his singing--R. B. Glaenzer--his fancies--Benjamin R. C. Low--his growth--William R. Benét--his vitality and optimism--Arthur Colton--his Chaucer poem--Allan Updegraff--_The Time and the Place_--Lee Wilson Dodd--his development--a list of other Yale Poets--Stephen V. Benét.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading During the twentieth century there has been flowing a fountain of verse from the faculty, young alumni, and undergraduates of Yale University; and I reserve this space at the end of my hook for a consideration of the Yale group of poets, some of whom are already widely known and some of whom seem destined to be.