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liege (lej), having the right to claim service
light and boon, bright and pleasant
lightsome (lit'sum), cheery
life a Turk, as people do in Turkey
Lilliput (lil'i-put)
Lilliputians (lil'i-pu'shanz)
limes (limz), fruit like lemons, but smaller and more sour
linden (lin'den), made from basswood
listless (list'les), caring about nothing
livelihood (liv'li-hood), living
livelong (liv'long'), whole
loam (lam), earth
lone (lon), lonely
lone post of death, place where he must die alone
looked westerly (wes'ter-li), turned toward the west, the direction in which the wind was blowing before it stopped
loosed (loost), set free
lost their labor, got no good from the work they had done
lovely tokens (luv'li to'k'nz), beautiful signs
lower (lo-ur), darken
lowly thatched cottage, small one-story house with roof of straw
lozenge (loz'enj), a tablet of medicine
lust, strong wish
luster of midday (lus'ter; mid'da), light bright as at noon
lustrous (lus'trus), radiant
lusty rogue (lus'ti rog), lively little rascal
magic arts (maj'ik), power over spirits
magician (ma-jish'an), one who uses magic arts
magic his singing (maj'ik), charming way he sang
magnificence (mag'nif'i-sens), grandeur
Maharaja (ma-ha-ra'ja), title of the principal Hindu chief
Mahngotaysee (man-go'ta'se), brave
maintain (man-tan'), keep
make amends to the human race (a-mendz'), make up to people everywhere
make a stand, hold out against; fight
man-builded today, built by people now
maneuver (ma-noo'var), planned movement of a large number
man of might, strong, important man
man's dominion (do-min'yun), for the use of people
mansion (man'shun), large and handsome residence
many a happy return, many more
mariners (mar'i-nerz), sailors
marred (mard), spoiled
marred the whole scene (mard) spoiled the effect planned
marvel (mar'vel), wonderful thing
marveled (mar'veld), wondered
Massasoit (mas'a-soit') match, able to win against
matchless, having no equal
matrons (ma'trunz), married women
mayhap, maybe
maze (maz), confusing number of paths which cross
meads (medz), meadows
measures (mezh'urz), melodies
meditated (med'i-tat'ed), thought
meeting-house, church
melancholy (mel'an-kol-i), sad
melted them to pity, softened their feelings so they were filled with gentle thoughts
merchandise (mur'chan-diz), goods
merchant-man (mur'chant-man), a trading vessel
merest (mer'est), simplest
merry (mer'i), joyous
metallic (me-tal'ik), of metal
metal true, really good iron
methinks (me-thinks'), it seems to me
Midas (mi'das)
milder glory shone (mil'der), a softer and paler glow cast its light
mildew (mil'du), mold; rust
mingled into one (ming'g'ld), so united that one could not be distinguished from the other
miniature (min'i-a-tur), very small
Minnehaha (min'e-ha'ha)
Minnewawa (min'e-wa'wa)
mirthful to excess (murth'fool; ek-ses'), too gay
mischievious (mis'chi-vus), fun-loving
misdoings (mis-doo'ingz), wrong acts
mission (mish'un), errand
mists of the deep, fog over the water
moccasins of magic (mok'a-sinz), charmed shoes
moderation (mod'er-a'shun), fair way
modest bell, bell-shaped flower that hangs over
molder in dust away (mol'der), lose their form and become earth again
molested (mo-lest'ed), troubled
molten (mol't'n), melted
monarch (mon'ark), ruler
Monongahela (mo-non'ga-he'la), river in Pennsylvania
Monsieur (me-syur'), French for Mr.
moor sandy, wet ground
more enterprise (en'ter-priz), willingness to try to do things
Morgiana (mor'gi-a'na)
mortal (mor'tal), human
mortal enemy (mor'tal en'e-me), man who hates you so much he would like to kill you
mortal fear, greatest fear
mortal-ly (mor'tal-i), so as to cause death
mosques (mosks), places of worship in Mohammedan countries
moss (mos), a tiny grasslike plant, very soft
moss-green trees, trees with trunks covered by green moss
mount to the sky, fly out of sight
mow (mo; here, mo for rime)
much amiss (a-mis'), very wrong
much contriving (con-triv'ing), making great plans
much frequented (fre-kwent'ed), often visited
much inclined (in-klind'), having a great liking for
Mudwayaushka (mud'way-oush'ka)
multiply his heaps, make his piles many times greater
mummies (mum'iz), dead bodies which have been preserved in a dried state; here, persons whose minds are dry and not open to new ideas
Munchausen (mun-cho'zen), a teller of extravagant tales
Musketaquid (mus-ket'a-kwid)
Muskoday (musk'o-day)
mute (m-yut), voiceless; quiet
muttering, saying in a low tone
muzzle (muz'l), nose and,mouth
my design (de-zin'), my plan
mysterious (mis-te'ri-us), puzzling
mystic splendors (mis'tik splen'-derz), magic brightness
naked sword (nay'kd sord), sword without a sheath
narrow bound, thin wall keeping them out
national constellation (nash'un-al kon'ste-la'shun), group of stars belonging to the nation
native language (na'tiv lang'gwaj), way that is natural to them
natural death (nat'u-ral), died without being killed
naught (not), nothing
navigate the azure (nav'i-gay-t; az'-ur), sail through the sky
Nawadaha (na'wa-da'ha)
near his cot, not far from his cottage
neither (ne'ther)
neither willing nor reluctant (ne'-ther re-luk'tant), not showing whether she wanted to go or stay
nephew (nef'u), the son of a brother or sister
nicest goldsmith, most skillful worker in gold
niche (nich), small opening
nimble (nim'b'l), quick to do things
noble (no'b'l), coin worth about $1.60; man of high rank
Nokomis (no-ko'mis)
nostrils (nos'trilz), the openings in the nose for breathing
note if harm were near, to see if there were any danger round about
obliterated (ob-lit'er-at'ed), taken away
obscure (ob-skur'), dark
obscured their passage (ob-skurd'; pas'aj), hid their line of movement
observation (ob'zer-vay'shun), careful notice
obstacle (ob'sta-k'l), something in the way
obtained a foothold (ob-tand'), got a start
occupied with her grief (ok'u-pi-d), full of sorrow
o'cean's breast (o'shanz brest), calm surface of the sea
O drug, useless thing
o'er-shadowed Thanksgiving Day (or-shad'od), brought up sad thoughts on the holiday
o'er the combers (or; kom'erz), over the long rolling waves
of all degrees, of all kinds, large and small
of a serious nature (se'ri-us na'tur), of a dangerous kind
officially recognized (o-fish'al-i rek'og-nizd), known and stated
ointment (oint'ment), precious salve
Ojibways (o-jib'waz), a tribe that lived just south of Lake Superior
ooze and tangle (ooz), mud and roots
oozing outward (ooz'ing), flowing from the tree
Opechee (o-pech'e)
open-handedness, generosity
operations of the enemy (op'er-shunz; en'e-mi), doings of those fighting against us
oppression lifts its head (o-presh'-shun), people are treated unjustly
original (o-rij'i-nal), first
outlaw', one who breaks the laws and flees to escape punishment
overcame this handicap (han'di-kap), got over this disadvantage
Owaissa (o-was'a)
packet (pak'et), bundle
pack train, a number of animals carrying the supplies of the party
pagans (pa'ganz), not Christians
painted pulpit (pool'pit), green and purple over-arching leaf of the jack-in-the-pulpit flower
painted tribes of light, gay, bright flowers of spring
painted white, white-skinned, like an Indian's face covered with paint
pale skies, gray skies of early spring
palfreys (pol'friz), saddle-horses
palisades pine-trees (pa1'i-say-dz'), tall pines, standing like a wall on each bank
palpitated (pal'pi-tat'ed), shook
Pandora (pan-do'ra)
parched (parcht), dry
parent (par'ent), the giver of life
partake (par-tak') share
particularly (par-tik'u-lar'li), very
partners (part'nerz), companions
past will no longer be the past (past), things that happened long ago will seem as real as though going on now
pathos (pa'thos), sad sweetness
patient weathercocks (pa' shent we'-ther-koks), patient, waiting for the wind to blow
Pauwating (pa-wa'ting) St. Mary's river, joining Lakes Superior and Huron
pay my court (kort), show my respect by visiting you
peace of mind, calm thoughts with nothing to disturb them
peasants (pez'ants), lowest class of people
peer (per) peep cautiously
pennon (pen'un), flag
performing these good offices (per-for'ing), doing these kind acts
perilous (per'i-lus), dangerous
periodical (pe'ri-od'i-kal), printed matter, in the form of a magazine, published regularly (not daily)
perplexity (per-plek'si-ti), difficulty
persevered (pur'se-verd') persisted
perseveringly (pur'se-ver'ing-li), continually
personage (pur'sun-aj), creature
pest, disease which kills
pestered (pes'terd), annoyed
pettishly (pet'ish-li), crossly
pheasants (fez'antz), wild birds of delicious flavor
phoebe (fe'be), a kind of bird
phrase (fray-z), expression
physical and moral courage (fiz'i-kal; mor'al kur'aj), bravery of body and mind
physique (if-zek'), build and health
piece of cover (kuv'er), bit of underbrush large enough to hide behind
pierce like a shaft (pers; shaft), fly through like an arrow
pine-clad hills, hills covered with pine trees
pinion (pin'yun), wing
pitiable (pit'i-a-b'l), sad
place of deposit (de-poz'it), keeping place
plagued the realm (plagd; relm), made trouble in the country
plague the Abbot (plag), annoy the Abbot
plaiting (plat'ing), braiding
Plantagenets (plan-taj-e-nets), the English Kings from 1154 to 1485
plenty, enough of everything
pliant as a wand (pli'ant; wond), as easily moved as a willow twig is bent
plow had violated (vi'o-lat-ed), had been turned up by the plow, and thus spoiled for the small owners
plowshare' (plou'shar'), blade of the plow; part which turns up the earth
plundered store (plun'derd), goods he had taken by force
Poet Laureate (lo're-at), poet chosen by the King to write on great events of the nation
point to windward (wind'werd), turn in the direction from which the wind came
poised it in the air (poizd), held it high
political bustles (po-lit'i-kal bus'-lz), activities of politics
pollution (po-lu'shun), soiling and making impure
pomp (pomp), show
ponder (pon'der), think
pondering much, thinking things over
ponderous (pon'der-us), heavy
Ponemah (po-ne'ma)
poniard (pon'yard), dagger
porcelain (por'se-lan), fine white ware
possessed authority (po-zest' o-thor'i-ti), knew how to control
power of prophecy (prof'e-si), ability to foretell events
practice decency (prak'tis de'sen-si), do the right thing every time
prattle (prat'l), child's talk
presence (prez'ens), being there
presently (prez'ent-li), soon
prevent (pre-vent'), keep from
Prideaux (pre-do')
pried into (prid), tried to pull apart
prig, one who thinks himself good
prime (pri-m), best
princely (prins'li), like a prince
proclaim (pro-klam'), show
profusion of flowers (pro-fu'zhun), great many flowers
projected (pro-jekt'ed), extended
proudly we hailed, looked at with pride and joy
province (prov'ins), one of the divisions of certain countries
prudence (proo'dens), wisdom; sense
psalm (salm), sacred song
publican (pub'li-kan), tax gatherer
pull fodder (fod'er), pull up cornstalks by the roots
pulp, wet mixture of which paper is made
pumpkin (pump'kin)
purpose (pur'pus), object; work
pursuit (pur-sut'), chase
put me in mind, suggested to me
quail (kway'-l), the bobwhite
quirk (kwurk), turn
quoit (kwoit), ring
quoth (kwoth), said
radiance (ra'di-ans), brilliance
radiant (ra'di-ant), beaming
raid (ray-d), attack made to get something
ramparts (ram'parts), protecting walls for defense
rangers (ran'jerz), men who live on the range or prairie
rapturous (rap'tur-us), very happy
rarities (rar'i-tiz), rare and precious things
ravenous (rav'n-us), very great
rayless disk of red, flat, burning circle, not seeming to throw off any rays of light
reappeared (re'a-perd'), came in sight again
rear (rer), raise
rearing (rer'ing), standing on her hind legs
recalling (re-kol'ing), remembering
received in trust (re-sevd'), taken, to protect honorably
reckless (rek'les), careless
recognized (rek'og-nizd), saw
recoil (re-koil'), rebound
recovering himself (re-kuv'er-ing), coming back to his natural state of mind
red-coats, British soldiers, so called because of their red uniforms
redeem them (re-dem'), buy them back
redoubled (re-dub'ld), repeated
reeds, large tall swamp grasses
reenforcing (re'en-fors'ing), covering again
reflected (re-flekt'ed), thought
regions of the morning (re'junz), place where the sun rises; the East
regular order (reg'-u-lar or'der), in straight lines, one behind the other
related (re-lat'ed), told
relaxed (re-lakst'), loosened; let go
Reldresal (rel'dre-sal)
remnant (rem'nant), few that are left
remotest corner of Africa (re-mot'-est), part of Africa the farthest away
render (ren'der), give back
renown (re-noun'), fame
repaired to her house (re-pard'), went to her house
repair the mischief (re-par'; mis'-chif), make up for the harm
repast (re-past'), feast
repelling (re-pel'ing), driving back
repentance (re-pen'tans), regret
resembles (re-zem'b'lz), is like
resin (rez'in), dried sap
resolutely (rez'o-lut-li), determinedly
resoled (re-zolvd'), with his mind firmly made up
resplendent (re-splend'ent), shining brightly
restore (re-stor'), put back
retired chamber (re-tird' cham'ber), room away from the main part of the house
retreat (re-tret'), hiding place
revels (rev'els), wild enjoyment
reverberations (re-ver'ber-a'-shunz), echoes
reverence (rev'er-ens), great respect
richly decked (dekt), wearing beautiful and costly blankets and other decorations
rich stuffs, costly cloth of different kinds
ridges, raised lines of ground
ridiculous (re-dik'u-lus), deserving to be laughed at
rills, little streams
ring of the same, sound of it
ripened charge (rip'end charj), precious object in its keeping, now ready for husking
rippling (rip'ling), blowing in curves
rival for one hour (ri'val), equal at the time of greatest beauty
riveted (riv'et-ed), fastened by bending down the end
riveted his at-ten'tion (riv'et-ed; a-ten'shun), put all his thought
roam (rom), wander
robes of darkness, blue-black foliage clothing it
roc (rok), imaginary bird of great size
roguishly defied (ro'gish-li de-fid'), resisted in a joking way
Roha (ro'ha)
root (root), the potato
rosy morn (ro'zi morn), reddish tint of the sky at sunrise
round-tower of my heart, safest place for a prisoner
route (root), way
ruefully (roo'fool-i), sadly
rue the day (roo), regret what I had done that day
rugged (rug'ed), uneven
rugged vales be-stow' (rug'ed vay'lz be-sto'), rough valleys furnish
ruined (roo'ind), destroyed
ruminating (roo'mi-nat'ing), chewing their cuds
run over with joy, be wildly happy
rushes, coarse grasses
russet (rus'et), reddish brown or reddish gray
Sachem (sa'chem), Indian chief
sacrificing (sak'ri-fic'ing), giving up
sad sea wave, ocean seeming sad because you are sad
sage speeches (say'j), wise remarks
saluted the company (sa-lut'ed; kum'pa-ni), greeted those assembled
sandal-wood (san'dal-wood), a highly prized, fragrant Asiatic wood from a tree of the same name
sank deep into my mind, made a lasting impression on me
sate (sat), old spelling of satin
satin burs (sat'in), prickly husks of chestnuts with their smooth, soft lining
satisfy his mind (sat'is-fi), find out what he wanted to know
save, except
savory (sa'ver-i), pleasing to the smell
scaled the wall (skald), got over the wall, as soldiers climbed by ladders over the walls of an old-time city
scars of all wars, marks left from injuries got in fighting
scope (skop), reach
scorched (skorcht), heated until burned
scoured the seas (skourd), hunted over the seas
scour for spoils (skour), hunt for dainty foods
scour'ing down the meadow (skour'ing; med'o), sweeping over the grassland
sear (ser), withered
seaward glide (se'werd glid), flow toward the ocean
Sebowisha (seb'o-wish'a)
secure him against evil (se-kur'; a-genst' e'v'l), protect him from harm
sedges (sej'ez), grasslike plants with tall heads of seeds
senor (se'nyor), Spanish for sir
sense of elation (e-la'shun), feeling of joy
sequin (se'kwin), a coin, no longer in use, worth about 82.25
serene of look and heart (se-ren'), with a calm face and mind
service liketh us, we like to serve
sesame (ses'a-me), a kind of grain grown in the East and used for food
severed (sev'erd), cut off
Severn (sev'ern), a river in southwestern England
shadow of an infinite bliss (in'fi-nit), hint of happiness that cannot be measured
shanty, small, unfinished house
shaped them to a framework, bent and fastened them to form the skeleton of the canoe
share, see plowshare
sheath (sheth), put into its case
sheaves (shevz), bundles of grain
sheer into the river, straight down into the water
shiftless (shift'les), poorly kept
shilling, coin worth $0.24
shining land of Wabun (wa'bun), bright light (Wabun is the East Wind)
shining shoulders, bare, wet shoulders glistening in the sun
shipping, passage on shipboard
shirk (shurk), one who tries to get out of work
shivering shock, force that breaks its timbers
shoal (shol), sandbar
shoot a main, have a match
shot his shining quills, cast off some of his smooth spines
shoulder your matchlocks, take your guns
shroud, rope of a ship
shuttle (shut'l), tool used in weaving
sieve (siv), a utensil for separating the coarse particles from the fine
signify union (sig'ni-fi un'yun), mean joining
sincerity (sin-ser'ity), honesty
sinews (sin'uz), tough strips
singing pine trees, pines through which the wind blew with a pleasant sound
singled out (sing'g'ld), chose
sire (sir), father
situation (sit'u-a'shun), state in which things were
skillet (skil'et), frying pan
skimming (skim'ing), flying so close as to brush the surface
skirted (skurt'ed), walked along the edge of; grew along the edge of
skyward cast (ski'werd), hung high
slab (slab), thick slice
slaughtered (slo'terd), killed for food
sledge (slej), a heavy hammer
sleep shall be broken, you will be awakened
sleight-of-mouth tricks (slit), mysterious disappearanoes
slow sloping to the night (slop'ing), sinking slowly in the West
sluices (sloos'ez), gates to hold back the water
smiling fields, patches of grain growing well
smirk (smurk), put-on smile
smite the ore (smit), hammer the iron into shape
smoldered (smol'derd), slowly burned
Soangetaha (son'ge-ta'ha)
soaring (sor'ing), floating in the air
sobered by his adventure (so'berd; ad-ven'tur), made wise by his experience
softly pictured wood (soft'li pik'turd), beautifully colored foliage showing up in soft tints
solace (soi'as), comfort
somber (som'ber), gloomy
soothe, comfort
sore of heart, weary and discouraged
sorry pass, sad state
sound of their shock, noise when they struck
sovereign (sov'er-in), ruler
spacious (spa'shus), large
spake with naked hearts, hid no secrets from each other
spare yards, extra poles used to support the sails
spars (sparz), masts
speaks sublimely (sub-lym'li), has a noble meaning
specter-like figure (spek'ter-lyk'), person looking like a ghost
spelled down, beat in spelling
sphere of gold (sfer), golden globe
spikes, large nails
spire, a slender rod, or tower, extend ins upward from the top of a build ins; here, for the weathercock
spiritualizes (spir'it-u-al-iz-ez), purifies
spirit was gradually subdued (spir'it; grad'u-al-li sub-dud'), she was tamed
splendor dazzles in vain (splen'der), bright show of glory does not tempt
splendor wild (splen'der), light rising and falling
spoils of forest free, things that come from trees
sported, played
spray (spra), twig
sprites (sprits), fairies
square heaven of blue, blue part of the flag
stalwart (stol'wert), brave
stanch (stanch), faithful
stanched (stancht), checked the bleeding from
standing in for the shore, coming toward the land
stand you in yeoman's stead (yo' manz sted), be of help to you in your adventures
star spangled, sprinkled with stars
state and person, country and the man himself
stately (stat'li), standing proudly
stature (stat'ur), height
stayed my walk, stopped me
stay surety (shoor'ti), be security
stern, the back part of a boat
steward (stu'erd), man in charge of the food
stick to your sphere (sfer), do the things you can do; don't try to do those you can't
stiff, not to be bent or changed
stifled murmur (sti'f'ld mur'mur), a low sound not easily heard
stirred their souls to passion (pash'un), moved their deepest feelings
store, large amount
storm still brave, stand firm in a hard wind
stoutest, bravest
stout fellow, gay young man
Straits of Gibraltar (strats; ji-brol'tar), narrow waterway between Spain and Africa
strength allied to goodness (a-lid'), bodily power added to virtues
strewn (stroon), covered
stricken (strik'en), frightened
strife comes with manhood, men have to fight
stroked in ripples (strokt; rip'lz), gently made into little folds
stubble (stub'l), short stalks left in the ground after grain has been cut
studied the situation (stud'id; sit'u-a'shun), thought over the state in which things were
sturdy (stur'di), strong; firm
sublimely (sub-lim'li), with great nobility and purity
succeeded to the gloom (suk-sed'ed; gloom), followed the cloudiness
such an old mustache (mus-tash'), so fierce a soldier
suitable to that character (sut'a-b'l; kar'ak-ter), such as dancers wore
Sultan (sul'tan), title of the ruler in some Asiatic countries
summit of the Cedar (sum'it), top of the tree
summoned (sum'mund), called
sun benignant (be-nig'nant), kindly sun
sun is under the sea, sun has set
sunshine of sweet looks, brightness of expression
supple (sup'l), easily bent
supported the dog's chances (su-port'ed; chans'ez), said that the dog would succeed
suppressed (su-prest'), kept down
surety (shoor'ti), security
surge's swell (surj'ez), waves of the rising sea
surpassed (sur-past'), did better than
swam (swim) sweeping westward, moving swiftly toward the west
sweetmeats, candied fruits
swell the merriment (mer'i-ment), make louder the sound of happy voices
swept down into a valley, sloped gradually to low land
swerve (swurv), go crooked
swoon (swoon), faint
symbol (sim'bol), sign
symbolizes (sim'bol-iz-ez), means
tamarack (tam'a-rak), tree that looks like an evergreen but sheds its needles in winter
tang to the spirit (tang; spir'it), fancied taste
Taquamenaw (ta'kwa-me'no), river in Michigan
tarnished (tar'nisht), stained
taught wisdom from the past, having learned better things from what had happened before
Tawasentha (ta'wa-sen'tha), name of a valley in New York
tawny (ta'ni), yellowish-brown
tax, a part of one's wealth given up by law to benefit the public
tedious (te'di-us), tiresome
terrace (ter'as), a raised level platform of earth
text, the subject of a talk
theater (the'a-ter), building in which plays are acted
their green resume (re-zum'), are again covered with grass
the night is behind us, night-time is almost here
therefore (thar'for), for that reason
thick zigzags (zig'zagz'), many paths running this way and that
thinned to a thread, grew so narrow she could barely be seen
thongs (thongz), narrow strips of leather
threshold (thresh'old), piece of timber under the door
thrilled (thrild), filled with joy
thunder halls (thun'der holz), far up, where the thunder dwells
thundering down the valley (thun'der-ing; val'i), running along level ground with a noise like thunder
thus accoutered (a-koo'terd), dressed in this way
thus disposed (dis-pozd'), so arranged
thwarted the wily savage (thwort'ed; wi'li), fought against the tricks of the Indians
tinge (tinj), color; tint
tinkered (tink'erd), worked without knowing just how
tiny (ti'ni), very small
tipped with flint, having points of flint, the hardest kind of stone
'tis meet, it is right
tittered (tit'erd), laughed mockingly
titter of winds, merry sound of the breeze
toil is the real play, work is more fun than playing
toil'some (toil'sum), hard
tolerable (tol'er-a-b'l), bearable
toll (tol), tax; money
took no toll (tol), did not rob them
took shipping, engaged passage on shipboard
took to his revels (rev'elz), went on with his wild play
tormentors (tor-men'toerz), flies which bit them
tortured by their lances (tor'turd), in great pain from the sharp bites
touchhole (tuch'hol'), the place where the powder was lighted
tour (toor), trip
tourneys (toor'niz), meetings where knights fought
toward (to'erd), in the direction of
towering steep (tou'er-ing), high slope
towers (tou'erz), high parts of the castle
tracker (trak'er), one who traces the path an animal has taken
trade winds, winds which always blow in the same direction
tradition (tra-dish'un), story handed down
traffic (traf'ik), business
train, those in a company
tranquil (tran'kwil), motionless because there was no wind
transparent (trans-par'ent), able to be seen through
transport (trans'port), great excitement
transport (trans-port'), to remove
traveling schoolmaster (trav'el-ing), teacher who went from one place to another
treason (tre'z'n), attempt to injure the government
tribes of men might prosper, all nations might live in better ways
trickling (trik'ling), of water running in a small stream
trims, smooths neatly
triumph (tri'umf), victory
triumphant (tri-um'fant), glad of success
trophy (tro'fi), prize
troubled spirit (trub'ld spir'it), soul of the dead man which cannot rest
tryst (tryst), meeting place
turban (tur'ban), headdress worn in Mohammedan countries, a cap with a sash or scarf wound about it
turquoise (tur'koiz), a precious blue stone
turret (tur'et), a small tower
tusks (tusks), large, projecting teeth
twining (twyn'ing), creeping up and winding about
twinkle of its candle, little glow like that from a candle
twinkling, moment
tyrant would be lord (ti'rant), cruel master would rule everything
unaccustomed to vexations (un'a-kus'tumd; vek-sa'shunz), not used to any sort of bothers
unanimously elected (u-nan'i-mus-li), given every vote
unapt (un-apt'), unlikely
unbounded freedom (un-bound'ed), state where they did as they liked
uncomfortable state of affairs (un-kom'fer-ta-b'l; a-farz'), hard way of living
unconscious (un-kon'shus), feeling and knowing nothing
uneasiness (un-ez'i-nes), worry
unequal fight, ill-matched struggle
unfolded to your gaze, spread out before you
unhoused (un-houzd'), turned out of their homes
unknown, crowded nations, great masses of people of different races
unwittingly, by accident
upon their kind, against other men
useless (us'les), without having been made good use of
utmost (utmost), greatest
utter itself in words (ut'er), speak its meaning
vagrant (va'grant), idle wanderer
vague (vag), not clear
vague lisps (vag), talk that could not be understood
vales (valz), little valleys
valor (val'er), bravery
varied riches (va'rid), good foods of different kinds
vault (volt), walled-up space under- ground
vauntingly (vant'ing-li), boastingly
veered (verd), turned
venomous (ven'um-us), poisonous
verdant (vur'dant), green
vest that is bright, red breast
vexation (vek-sa'shun), anger
vexations (vek-sa'shunz), troubles
victuals (vit'lz), food
villain (vil'in), wicked man
virgin air (vur'jin), clear, fresh air of spring.
virtue of vested power (vur'tu), because of the office to which he had been elected
vision (vizh'un), dream
visions of sugarplums (vizh'unz), dreams of candy
vizier (vi-zer'), a high state officer in Mohammedan countries
voluntarily (voi'un-ta-ri-li), willingly
Wabasso (wa-bas'o)
Wabun (wa'bun), East wind
Wahwahtaysee (wa'wa-ta'se)
wain (wan), wagon
waistcoat (wast'kot), vest
walks of life, things they try to do
wand (wand), slender stick
wanders piping through the village, walks around the town, playing sweet music
wanted nothing, had everything he wanted
warring (wor'ing), fighting
warrior (wor'yer), fighting man
wary (wa'ri), easily frightened
was minded to try (min'ded), felt he would like to test
wastes (wasts), wide stretches of land unfit for cultivation
wayside blossom (wa'sid blos'um), flower growing by the roadside
wayside things (wa'sid'), flowers that grow along the roadside
Wawa (wa'wa)
Wawonaissa (wa'won-a'sa)
Waywassimo (wa-was'i-mo)
weasel (we'z'l), a small animal noted for its quickness
wedge (wej), a tool, thinner at one edge, used for splitting
ween, know
well mounted, riding on good horses
wend (wend), go
wheeling (hwel'ing), circling
whence, from where
where the last was bred, in the place in which the last sprang
whereupon (hwar'u-pon'), after which
wherever it listeth (hwar'ev'er; list'eth), wherever it wishes
white-skin wrapper, covering of white bark
Whitsunday (hwit's-n-day), the seventh Sunday after Easter
whole round of my isle, trip all the way around the island
whose joy is to slay, who like to kill
wield (weld), use
wigwams (wig'womz), huts of bark
wilderness (sil'der-nes), wild country
wildfire Jack-o'-lantern, gay little man dancing about
willing lands, ground ready for plowing
will not eat salt, in olden times eating salt with a man (that is, being his guest) bound the guest to do his host no harm, then or afterward
wily (wii'i), tricky
winged (wing'ed), having wings
winged with feathers (wingd), having feathers at one end, to help them fly
wintry hoard (win'tri hord), store of food for the winter
wisdom of the book, words which made up the sense
witchery (wich'er-i), fascination
within his scope (with-in'; skop), where he could reach it
with one accord (a-kord'), with the same idea
with one consent (kon-sent'), agreeing
without more ado (a-doo'), not making any objection
wonder (wun'der), surprising thing
wondrous (wun'drus), strange
wondrous birth and being (wun'drus; be'ing), story of the wonderful way he came into the world and lived in it
words cannot paint, anything one might say could not describe
work the book out, do enough work to pay for the book
worship (wur'ship), devotion to God
wounded (woond'ed), hurt
wounds (woondz), old griefs
woven texture (wo'v-n; teks'tur), cloth
wrack (rak), ruin
wreath (reth), garland
wreathed (reth'ed), joyous
wreathing fires reth'ing), flames twisting around
wrought (rot), worked
wrought together in such harmony (rot; har'mo-ni), so combined in the carving
Xenil (ze'nil)
yearling (yer'ling), an animal one year old
yellow hair, the silky threads growing out from the end of the corn ear
Yenadizze (yen'a-diz'e), an idler
yeoman (yo'man), free-born man
yester (yes'ter), of the day before
yet unforgotten, still remembered
yore (yor), olden time
young sun, early morning sun |
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