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From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
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From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
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From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
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From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
2
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From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
20
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From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
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From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
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From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
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From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
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From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
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From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
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From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
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From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
7
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
showing who or what does the action
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
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CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
ChildhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
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copyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
DirgenounUS /dɜːrdʒ/
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
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EditornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
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Elkin
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a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
give expression to
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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GarlandverbUS /ˈɡɑːrlənd/
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
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green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
GreenwichnounUS /ˈɡrenɪtʃ/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
GypsynounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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HerricknounUS /ˈherɪk/
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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Home-Thoughts
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From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
Hovey
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
Joaquin
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JonsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
KeatsnounUS /kiːts/
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
LongfellownounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
MarinersnounUS /ˈmerənərz/
plural of “mariner” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
Mathews
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a vaguely specified concern
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MeadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
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MemoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
the force of workers available
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
Messrs
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Methuen
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MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
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Moon-Goddess
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From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
a form of address for a man
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the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
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a brief written record
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OdenounUS /oʊd/
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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To move from a closed position.
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
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 _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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PensionernounUS /ˈpenʃənər/
the beneficiary of a pension fund
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
approval to do something
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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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Press-Gang
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From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
publishersnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
From this reading Cambridge: at the University Press NOTE The Editor has to express his thanks for permission to use copyright matter to the Editor of _A Sailor’s Garland_ and its publishers, Messrs Methuen, to Mr Elkin Mathews for the poem by Richard Hovey, to Messrs G. Routledge & Sons for a poem by Joaquin Miller.
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 CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
RecollectionsnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃənz/
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
Richard
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From this reading Cambridge: at the University Press NOTE The Editor has to express his thanks for permission to use copyright matter to the Editor of _A Sailor’s Garland_ and its publishers, Messrs Methuen, to Mr Elkin Mathews for the poem by Richard Hovey, to Messrs G. Routledge & Sons for a poem by Joaquin Miller.
Routledge
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From this reading Cambridge: at the University Press NOTE The Editor has to express his thanks for permission to use copyright matter to the Editor of _A Sailor’s Garland_ and its publishers, Messrs Methuen, to Mr Elkin Mathews for the poem by Richard Hovey, to Messrs G. Routledge & Sons for a poem by Joaquin Miller.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
Sailor'snounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Cambridge: at the University Press NOTE The Editor has to express his thanks for permission to use copyright matter to the Editor of _A Sailor’s Garland_ and its publishers, Messrs Methuen, to Mr Elkin Mathews for the poem by Richard Hovey, to Messrs G. Routledge & Sons for a poem by Joaquin Miller.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
SkylarkverbUS /ˈskaɪlɑːrk/
play boisterously
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Cambridge: at the University Press NOTE The Editor has to express his thanks for permission to use copyright matter to the Editor of _A Sailor’s Garland_ and its publishers, Messrs Methuen, to Mr Elkin Mathews for the poem by Richard Hovey, to Messrs G. Routledge & Sons for a poem by Joaquin Miller.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
TennysonnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Cambridge: at the University Press NOTE The Editor has to express his thanks for permission to use copyright matter to the Editor of _A Sailor’s Garland_ and its publishers, Messrs Methuen, to Mr Elkin Mathews for the poem by Richard Hovey, to Messrs G. Routledge & Sons for a poem by Joaquin Miller.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cambridge: at the University Press NOTE The Editor has to express his thanks for permission to use copyright matter to the Editor of _A Sailor’s Garland_ and its publishers, Messrs Methuen, to Mr Elkin Mathews for the poem by Richard Hovey, to Messrs G. Routledge & Sons for a poem by Joaquin Miller.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cambridge: at the University Press NOTE The Editor has to express his thanks for permission to use copyright matter to the Editor of _A Sailor’s Garland_ and its publishers, Messrs Methuen, to Mr Elkin Mathews for the poem by Richard Hovey, to Messrs G. Routledge & Sons for a poem by Joaquin Miller.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Cambridge: at the University Press NOTE The Editor has to express his thanks for permission to use copyright matter to the Editor of _A Sailor’s Garland_ and its publishers, Messrs Methuen, to Mr Elkin Mathews for the poem by Richard Hovey, to Messrs G. Routledge & Sons for a poem by Joaquin Miller.
the act of using
From this reading Cambridge: at the University Press NOTE The Editor has to express his thanks for permission to use copyright matter to the Editor of _A Sailor’s Garland_ and its publishers, Messrs Methuen, to Mr Elkin Mathews for the poem by Richard Hovey, to Messrs G. Routledge & Sons for a poem by Joaquin Miller.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading _Keats_ 7 Ode to the West Wind _P. B. Shelley_ 9 To a Skylark ” 13 The Moon-Goddess _Ben Jonson_ 18 Home-Thoughts from Abroad _R. Browning_ 19 Home-Thoughts from the Sea ” 20 GREEN SEAS AND SAILOR MEN 1.
WordsworthnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading CONTENTS PAGE NATURE, COUNTRY AND THE OPEN AIR To Meadows _R. Herrick_ 1 The Brook _A. Tennyson_ 2 Recollections of Early Childhood _W. Wordsworth_ 4 To Autumn J.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _The Call of the Sea_ Ye Mariners of England _T. Campbell_ 21 The Secret of the Sea _H. W. Longfellow_ 22 A Dutch Picture ” 24 Sea Memories ” 26 The Sea Gypsy _Richard Hovey_ 27 The Greenwich Pensioner 28 The Press-Gang 30 A Sea Dirge _W. Shakespeare_ 30
