Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

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

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

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

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

rendered motionless for lack of wind

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

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

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

any large and important church

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

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

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

plural of “chime” — a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

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

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

absence of light or illumination

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

something used to beautify

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

A small part broken or separated off something larger.

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else

From this reading FRAGMENTS.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

obtain

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

From this reading The Poet and his Songs IN THE HARBOR.

(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

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

From this reading The Poet and his Songs IN THE HARBOR.

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

From this reading The Poet and his Songs IN THE HARBOR.

showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening)

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

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

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

something that is lost

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

roused to anger

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

Recollections of past events.

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

the light of the Moon

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

disregarded

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

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

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

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

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

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

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

the act of separating grain from chaff

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading The Poet and his Songs IN THE HARBOR.

plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

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

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading “Neglected record of a mind neglected” “O Faithful, indefatigable tides” “Soft through the silent air” “So from the bosom of darkness” CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY. Introitus

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

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

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

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

past form of “vanquish” — come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

literature in metrical form

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

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

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas

a mill that is powered by the wind

From this reading The Sifting of Peter Maiden and Weathercock The Windmill The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls SONNETS My Cathedral The Burial of the Poet Night L’ENVOI.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Becalmed The Poet’s Calendar Autumn Within The Four Lakes of Madison Victor and Vanquished Moonlight The Children’s Crusade Sundown Chimes Four by the Clock Auf Wiedersehen Elegiac Verse The City and the Sea Memories Hermes Trismegistus To the Avon President Garfield My Books Mad River Possibilities Decoration Day A Fragment Loss and Gain Inscription on the Shanklin Fountain The Bells of San Blas