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ȧ băn´dȯn: give up.ăc´cū̍ rȧ çy̆: correctness.Ǣ´sȯn.Ǣ ē´tēs̝.Äh´mĕd.ȧ māin´: busily.ȧ māze´ment: surprise.Ä´pï ä.är´c̵hi tĕct: a person skilled in the art of building.Är´gō̍ na̤uts.Är´gus.ăs´pĕct: appearance; look.ăs pīr´ĭng: rising upward.ăs sāiled´: attacked.ăs sĕv´ẽr āt ĕd: said earnestly.ȧs sured (shṳrd´): sure; certain.ȧ sŭn´dẽr: apart; in two.ăt´mŏs phere (fēr): air.ȧ wēa´ry̆: tired.ȧwrȳ´: twisted toward one side.băde: ordered.bälm: a gummy substance which flows from the fir tree.ba̤l´sam: a gummy substance which flows from the fir tree.băl´ŭs trā̍de: a railing along the edge of a bridge or staircase.bärg̣´ĕs̝: roomy boats to carry goods or passengers.bär´nȧ cles̝: small shellfish which fasten themselves on rocks, timbers, other animals, etc.bȧss: a kind of fish.băt tăl´ion (yŭn): body of troops.bȧ zäar´: in the East a shop where goods are kept for sale.bē̍ līke´: perhaps.bē̍ nĕv´ō̍ lent: kind.bē̍ nŭmbed´: deprived of feeling, as by cold.bē̍ sēech´: beg; ask earnestly.bĭl´lō̍ws̝: great waves of the sea.Bĭs nȧ gär´.blīt̵he´sȯme: gay; cheerful.bōard: go on deck of.bōwld´dẽrs̝: large stones worn smooth by the action of water; rocks, rounded or not, carried by natural agencies far from their native bed.brĕt̵h´rĕn: brothers.brīn´y̆: salty.buoy (bwoi): a floating object chained in place to mark a channel or to show the position of something under the water, as a rock.bûr´den: the chorus of a song.bŭr´rō̍ws̝: holes in the ground, made for homes by certain animals.bŭs'tlĭng: noisy; active.cā´dençe: the close or fall of a strain of music.Căd´mus.căn´nĭ bal: an animal that devours its own kind.cȧ no̤e´: a small, light boat.căn´yȯns̝: deep gorges or hollows between steep banks, worn by water courses.căp´tĭve: a prisoner taken in war.căr´ȧ văn: a company of travelers through a desert.căr´rĭ ȯn: dead bodies of animals, unfit for food.căt´ȧ răcts: great falls of water over steep places.çĕl´ē̍ brā tĕd: famous, well known.Çĕn´ta̤urs̝.çĕr´ē̍ mō̍ nĭes̝: forms of politeness.chăr´ĭ ty̆: kindness to the poor.Chēema̤un´: a birch canoe.C̵hī´rŏn.Çĭn´trȧ: a town in Portugal.clăṉ´gor: a sharp, harsh, ringing sound.clēave: cut; part.clī´ent: one who asks advice of a lawyer.Cŏl´c̵hĭs.cŏm mĕnd´ĕd: praised.cŏm pass´iȯn ā̍tely̆: (păsh) pityingly.cŏm pĕlled´: forced, obliged.cŏm´plā̍isănt ly̆: politely.cŏm prē̍ hĕnd´: understand.cŏn çĕn´tẽred: concentrated; fixed.cŏn fīd´ĭng: trusting.cŏn jĕc´tū̍re: guess.cŏn jūre´: beg earnestly.cȯn´ jŭr ẽr: a magician.cŏn´ sē̍ quĕnt ly̆: accordingly; as a result.cŏn strŭc´tion (shŭn): manner of building; arrangement.cŏn vẽrt´ĕd: changed.cŏn ve̱yed´: carried.cȯv´ẽrt: shelter.Crṳ´sōes̝: men like Robinson Crusoe, the hero of the story of that name. He was a shipwrecked sailor who lived many years on an uninhabited island.dē̍ ci´siȯn: fixed purpose. (sĭzh)deficiency (dē̍ fĭsh´en çy̆): want.dē̍ lĭb´ẽr ā̍te: slow and careful.dē̍ mūre´ly̆: soberly.dĭs guīs̝ed´: dressed for the purpose of concealment.dĭs̝´mal: sad.dĭ vẽrt´: turn aside.Dō dō´nȧ.drēar´ĭ ĕst: most comfortless and sorrowful.drow´s̝y̆: sleepy.ĕd´dy̆ ĭng: moving in a circle.ē̍ mẽrġed´: came out.ĕm´ĭ grants: emigrants are people who have leftone country to settle in another.ĕn coun´tẽr: meet.ĕn´ẽr ġy̆: force and resolution; power for work.ĕn tẽr tāin´ment: amusement.ē̍ quĭpped´: dressed; fitted out.ĕs pīed´: saw.ē̍ thē´rē̍ al: heavenly.fēat´ly̆: nimbly.fēats: tricks.fēe: charge.fĕs´tĭ vals̝: feasts.fī´broŭs: composed of fibers or threads; tough.fĭ dĕl´ĭ ty̆: faithfulness.fis´sṳre: a narrow opening. (fĭsh)fit´fụl: changeable.fläunt: wave; spread out.flēe: run away.flĭm´s̝y̆ thin.fŏr beâr´: keep from.fŏr´eĭgn: belonging to other countries.fōur scōre: eighty.fra̤ud: deceit; cheat.frŏth´y̆: full of bubbles.fŭṉc´tions (shŭns̝): actions suitable to a business or profession.găl´lant: brave.găl´ley̆: a vessel with oars, used by ancient people.gärb: dress.Gēe´zĭs: the sun.ġē´nĭes̝: spirits; powerful fairies.giving ear: listening.glâre: stare; look fiercely.glēe: joy; mirth.glŏss´y̆: smooth and shining.grăt´ĭ tū̍de: thankfulness.grăv ĭ tā´tion (shŭn): the law of nature by which all bodies are drawn toward one another.Great Wall, the: a wall fourteen hundred miles long, built many hundreds of years ago for the defense of the Chinese Empire.grēen´swa̤rd: turf green with grass.guärd´ĭ an: one to whose care a person or thing is committed.gŭlls̝: long-winged seabirds.hăv´ŏc: destruction; ruin.ha̤ws̝´ẽrs̝: large ropes.hẽr´mĭt: a man who lives apart from other people.hĭl´lȯck: a small mound.hīre´lĭng: one who serves for gain only.hŏp´pẽr: a box through which grain passes into a mill.Ho̤us´sā̍in.hȯv´ẽrs̝: covers; shelters.hū̍ mĭl´ĭ ā´tion (shŭn): shame; disgrace.ĭl lū´mĭ nāt ĕd: lighted up; brightened.ĭm ăġ´ĭ nȧ tĭve: full of fancies.ĭm pĕt´ū̍oŭs: hasty.ĭm pŏs´tor: a cheat; one who imposes upon others.ĭn crē̍ dū´lĭ ty̆: unbelief.ĭn´fĭ nĭtely̆: beyond measure; greatly.ĭn ġē̍ nū´ĭ ty̆: skill; inventiveness.ĭn hĕr´ĭt ançe: possession.ĭn scrĭp´tion (shŭn): that which is inscribed or written, especially on a building or monument.ĭn sta̤lled´: placed in office.ĭn stĭnc´tĭve: acting according to one's nature.ĭn tẽr çēde´: speak in one's behalf.ĭn tŏl´ẽr ȧ ble: not to be borne.ĭn´vȧ lĭd: one who is weak from illness.Ĭ ŏl´c̵hŏs.Jā´sȯn.jŭṉ´gles̝: thickets of trees and vines.Kägh: the hedgehog.kīne: cows.knīght: a man who receives a rank which entitles him to be called Sir; as, Sir Walter Scott.lăg: go slowly.lâir: the bed of a wild beast.lēa: meadow; field.lēagues̝: a league is a measure of distance of from two to four miles.lė´gal: relating to law; governed by the rules of law.Lē ŏn´ĭ das.line, the: the Equator.lĭṉ´guĭst: a person skilled in languages.lōath: unwilling.low´ẽr: seem dark and gloomy.măl´ĭçe: ill will.măn ū̍ făc´tū̍red: made.mā´trȯn ly̆: womanly; motherly.māze: a tangle; a network.mē̍ c̵hăn´ĭ cal: relating to tools and machinery.mĕc̵h´an ĭs̝m: arrangement of the parts of anything.Mē dē´ȧ.mĕd´ĭ tāte: intend; think seriously.mēed: reward.mĭn´ȧ rĕt: the tall, slender tower of a mosque.mĭn´strĕl: poet; singer.mĭs chȧnçe´: misfortune; ill luck.mĭs´chiē̍ voŭs: doing harm in play.mŏc´cȧ sĭn: an Indian shoe made of deerskin, the sole and the upper part being in one piece.Moon of Leaves: May.mosque (mŏsk): a church in Eastern countries.mo̤u̱s tȧçh´ĭ ō̍s̝: mustache.mŭl´lĕt: a kind of fish.my̆s´tẽr y̆: something secret.năn kēen´: a kind of yellow cotton cloth.Nĕp´tū̍ne.no͝ok: corner.No̤ur´gĭ hän.No̤urŏn´nĭ här.ō̍ bēi´sançe: bow.ŏb scū´rĭ ty̆: darkness.ŏb s̝ẽrv´ĭng: seeing; noticing.ôr´bĭts: paths round the sun.Ôr´pheus (fūs).palanquin (păl aṉ kēn´): an inclosed carriage, used in China and India, which is borne on the shoulders of men by means of two poles.păr´ȧ çhṳte: a sort of umbrella by means of which descent is made from a balloon.păt´tĕns̝: wooden soles made to raise the feet above mud.pēers̝: equals.pĕlf: money; riches.Pē´lĭ ăs.pĕn´ē̍ trāte: pierce into.Pĕ rï bä´no̤u.pĕs´tĭ lençe: the plague; a deadly disease.philosophy (fĭ lŏs´ō̍ fy̆): the science or knowledge of things, their causes and their effects.phiz (fĭz): face.pilot-cloth sack: a coat made of coarse dark blue cloth such as pilots wear.plī´ant: bending easily without breaking.plŭm´my̆: full of plums.pŏl´lȯck: a sea-fish somewhat like the cod.pŏl lū´tion (shŭn): uncleanness.pôr´pȯis ĕs̝: sea animals.pōrt: manner of carrying oneself.pōr trāy´al: description.pō´tion (shŭn): drink; dose, usually of liquid medicine.prīed: looked closely.prŏd´ûçe: that which is brought forth from the ground.profession (prō̍ fĕsh´ŭn): employment; the business which one follows.prō̍ mōt´ĕd: advanced; raised in rank.prō̍ trūd´ĕd: thrust out.prow: the forepart of a vessel.prowl´ĭng: going stealthily or slyly.quạd´rụ pĕd: an animal having four feet.quāint: odd; curious.quạr´ry̆: the animal hunted.qua̤r´tẽr stạff: a long, stout staff used as a weapon.quĕst: search.răm´pärts: walls surrounding a place for its defense.rē̍ lŭc´tant: unwilling.rĕm ĭ nĭs´çĕnç ĕs̱ recollections.rē̍ mŏn´stranç ĕs̝: objections.rē̍ nounçe´: give up.rē̍ pĕl´: drive away.rē̍ prōach´fụl ly̆: chidingly.rē̍ quīred´: needed.rĕs̝´ĭn: a gummy substance which flows from the fir tree.rē̍ splĕn´dent: very bright; shining.rē̍ tīred´: went away.rĕv ẽr ĕn´tial (shal): respectful; humble.rōamed: wandered; went from place to place.rō´s̝ē̍ ā̍te: rosy.ro̤utïne´: regular course of action.rŭd´dĭ nĕss: redness.săl´lĭed: ran out.Säm ar känd´.Sä mō´ä.săn´dals̱: shoes consisting of soles strapped to the feet.scĕp´tẽr: a staff carried by a king as a sign of his authority.sēa-pīes̱: shore birds,sometimes called oyster catchers.sē̍ clūd´ĕd: apart from others; lonely.sĕdġ´ĕs̝: coarse grasses which grow in marshy places.Sĕ rā´pĭs.shēer: straight up and down.shĭl´lĭngs̝: the shilling is a silver coin of Great Britain equal in value to about twenty-four cents of our money.shōal: a great number, a crowd—said especially of fish.smōl´dẽr ĭng: burning and smoking without flame.sō´joûrn ẽrs̝: those who dwell for a time.sō̍ lĭç´ĭt: ask earnestly.sŏl´ĭ tā̍ ry̆: lonely.sŏm´bẽr: dark; gloomy.sōre´ly̆: greatly.sȯv´ẽreĭgn: effectual.species (spē´shēz): kinds.spīked: made the guns useless by stopping the vent or touchhole with a nail or spike.sprāy: water falling in very small drops.sprītes: spirits; fairies.squa̤ws̝: Indian women.strāight´wāy: at once.strănd: shore.strĭds̝: passages between steep rocks or banks so narrow that they look as if they might be crossed at a stride.stûr´dy̆: strong.sŭb´stĭ tū̍te: a person or thing put in place of another.sŭlk´ĭ ly̆: peevishly; angrily.sŭl´tan: an Eastern king.sŭp´ple: easily bent.sŭs pĕnd´ĕd: hung.swēep: a boy who cleans chimneys by sweeping them.swĩrl´ĭng: whirling.sylph (sĭlf): a fairy.sy̆m´pȧ thīze: pity.Tăm´ȧ răck: the American larch.Tȧ quȧ mē´na̤w: a river of northern Michigan, which flows into Lake Superior.tẽrns̝: long-winged seabirds.tĕt̶h̶´ẽred: fastened by a rope, for feeding within certain limits.Thẽr mŏp´y (ē̍) laē.t̶h̶ĭt̶h̶´ẽr: to this place.tō´kens̝: signs.tow'ẽr ĭng: very high.trăṉ´quĭl: quiet, calm.trăns pâr´ent: that can be seen through.trăns pōrt´ĕd: carried.tûr´bū̍ lent: disturbed; roused to great commotion.ŭn ġĕn´tle: not gentle; rough.ûr´chĭn: a little boy.Vaī lï´ma.văl´iant (yant): brave.văl´or: courage.väunt´ĭng ly̆: boastingly; braggingly.vēered: turned; changed direction.vẽr´dū̍roŭs: green.vī´brātes: moves to and fro.vĭz´iers (yẽrs̝): in Eastern countries, officers of high rank.Vŭl´can.whĭst: still; quiet.wĭg'wạms̝: Indian houses made of poles covered with mats or bark.wĭnd´fa̤ll: portion of a forest blown down in a wind storm.wrôught: worked.Xerxes (Zẽrx´ēs̝).yạcht: a light sea-going vessel used for parties of pleasure, racing, etc.

ȧ băn´dȯn: give up.

ăc´cū̍ rȧ çy̆: correctness.

Ǣ´sȯn.

Ǣ ē´tēs̝.

Äh´mĕd.

ȧ māin´: busily.

ȧ māze´ment: surprise.

Ä´pï ä.

är´c̵hi tĕct: a person skilled in the art of building.

Är´gō̍ na̤uts.

Är´gus.

ăs´pĕct: appearance; look.

ăs pīr´ĭng: rising upward.

ăs sāiled´: attacked.

ăs sĕv´ẽr āt ĕd: said earnestly.

ȧs sured (shṳrd´): sure; certain.

ȧ sŭn´dẽr: apart; in two.

ăt´mŏs phere (fēr): air.

ȧ wēa´ry̆: tired.

ȧwrȳ´: twisted toward one side.

băde: ordered.

bälm: a gummy substance which flows from the fir tree.

ba̤l´sam: a gummy substance which flows from the fir tree.

băl´ŭs trā̍de: a railing along the edge of a bridge or staircase.

bärg̣´ĕs̝: roomy boats to carry goods or passengers.

bär´nȧ cles̝: small shellfish which fasten themselves on rocks, timbers, other animals, etc.

bȧss: a kind of fish.

băt tăl´ion (yŭn): body of troops.

bȧ zäar´: in the East a shop where goods are kept for sale.

bē̍ līke´: perhaps.

bē̍ nĕv´ō̍ lent: kind.

bē̍ nŭmbed´: deprived of feeling, as by cold.

bē̍ sēech´: beg; ask earnestly.

bĭl´lō̍ws̝: great waves of the sea.

Bĭs nȧ gär´.

blīt̵he´sȯme: gay; cheerful.

bōard: go on deck of.

bōwld´dẽrs̝: large stones worn smooth by the action of water; rocks, rounded or not, carried by natural agencies far from their native bed.

brĕt̵h´rĕn: brothers.

brīn´y̆: salty.

buoy (bwoi): a floating object chained in place to mark a channel or to show the position of something under the water, as a rock.

bûr´den: the chorus of a song.

bŭr´rō̍ws̝: holes in the ground, made for homes by certain animals.

bŭs'tlĭng: noisy; active.

cā´dençe: the close or fall of a strain of music.

Căd´mus.

căn´nĭ bal: an animal that devours its own kind.

cȧ no̤e´: a small, light boat.

căn´yȯns̝: deep gorges or hollows between steep banks, worn by water courses.

căp´tĭve: a prisoner taken in war.

căr´ȧ văn: a company of travelers through a desert.

căr´rĭ ȯn: dead bodies of animals, unfit for food.

căt´ȧ răcts: great falls of water over steep places.

çĕl´ē̍ brā tĕd: famous, well known.

Çĕn´ta̤urs̝.

çĕr´ē̍ mō̍ nĭes̝: forms of politeness.

chăr´ĭ ty̆: kindness to the poor.

Chēema̤un´: a birch canoe.

C̵hī´rŏn.

Çĭn´trȧ: a town in Portugal.

clăṉ´gor: a sharp, harsh, ringing sound.

clēave: cut; part.

clī´ent: one who asks advice of a lawyer.

Cŏl´c̵hĭs.

cŏm mĕnd´ĕd: praised.

cŏm pass´iȯn ā̍tely̆: (păsh) pityingly.

cŏm pĕlled´: forced, obliged.

cŏm´plā̍isănt ly̆: politely.

cŏm prē̍ hĕnd´: understand.

cŏn çĕn´tẽred: concentrated; fixed.

cŏn fīd´ĭng: trusting.

cŏn jĕc´tū̍re: guess.

cŏn jūre´: beg earnestly.

cȯn´ jŭr ẽr: a magician.

cŏn´ sē̍ quĕnt ly̆: accordingly; as a result.

cŏn strŭc´tion (shŭn): manner of building; arrangement.

cŏn vẽrt´ĕd: changed.

cŏn ve̱yed´: carried.

cȯv´ẽrt: shelter.

Crṳ´sōes̝: men like Robinson Crusoe, the hero of the story of that name. He was a shipwrecked sailor who lived many years on an uninhabited island.

dē̍ ci´siȯn: fixed purpose. (sĭzh)

deficiency (dē̍ fĭsh´en çy̆): want.

dē̍ lĭb´ẽr ā̍te: slow and careful.

dē̍ mūre´ly̆: soberly.

dĭs guīs̝ed´: dressed for the purpose of concealment.

dĭs̝´mal: sad.

dĭ vẽrt´: turn aside.

Dō dō´nȧ.

drēar´ĭ ĕst: most comfortless and sorrowful.

drow´s̝y̆: sleepy.

ĕd´dy̆ ĭng: moving in a circle.

ē̍ mẽrġed´: came out.

ĕm´ĭ grants: emigrants are people who have leftone country to settle in another.

ĕn coun´tẽr: meet.

ĕn´ẽr ġy̆: force and resolution; power for work.

ĕn tẽr tāin´ment: amusement.

ē̍ quĭpped´: dressed; fitted out.

ĕs pīed´: saw.

ē̍ thē´rē̍ al: heavenly.

fēat´ly̆: nimbly.

fēats: tricks.

fēe: charge.

fĕs´tĭ vals̝: feasts.

fī´broŭs: composed of fibers or threads; tough.

fĭ dĕl´ĭ ty̆: faithfulness.

fis´sṳre: a narrow opening. (fĭsh)

fit´fụl: changeable.

fläunt: wave; spread out.

flēe: run away.

flĭm´s̝y̆ thin.

fŏr beâr´: keep from.

fŏr´eĭgn: belonging to other countries.

fōur scōre: eighty.

fra̤ud: deceit; cheat.

frŏth´y̆: full of bubbles.

fŭṉc´tions (shŭns̝): actions suitable to a business or profession.

găl´lant: brave.

găl´ley̆: a vessel with oars, used by ancient people.

gärb: dress.

Gēe´zĭs: the sun.

ġē´nĭes̝: spirits; powerful fairies.

giving ear: listening.

glâre: stare; look fiercely.

glēe: joy; mirth.

glŏss´y̆: smooth and shining.

grăt´ĭ tū̍de: thankfulness.

grăv ĭ tā´tion (shŭn): the law of nature by which all bodies are drawn toward one another.

Great Wall, the: a wall fourteen hundred miles long, built many hundreds of years ago for the defense of the Chinese Empire.

grēen´swa̤rd: turf green with grass.

guärd´ĭ an: one to whose care a person or thing is committed.

gŭlls̝: long-winged seabirds.

hăv´ŏc: destruction; ruin.

ha̤ws̝´ẽrs̝: large ropes.

hẽr´mĭt: a man who lives apart from other people.

hĭl´lȯck: a small mound.

hīre´lĭng: one who serves for gain only.

hŏp´pẽr: a box through which grain passes into a mill.

Ho̤us´sā̍in.

hȯv´ẽrs̝: covers; shelters.

hū̍ mĭl´ĭ ā´tion (shŭn): shame; disgrace.

ĭl lū´mĭ nāt ĕd: lighted up; brightened.

ĭm ăġ´ĭ nȧ tĭve: full of fancies.

ĭm pĕt´ū̍oŭs: hasty.

ĭm pŏs´tor: a cheat; one who imposes upon others.

ĭn crē̍ dū´lĭ ty̆: unbelief.

ĭn´fĭ nĭtely̆: beyond measure; greatly.

ĭn ġē̍ nū´ĭ ty̆: skill; inventiveness.

ĭn hĕr´ĭt ançe: possession.

ĭn scrĭp´tion (shŭn): that which is inscribed or written, especially on a building or monument.

ĭn sta̤lled´: placed in office.

ĭn stĭnc´tĭve: acting according to one's nature.

ĭn tẽr çēde´: speak in one's behalf.

ĭn tŏl´ẽr ȧ ble: not to be borne.

ĭn´vȧ lĭd: one who is weak from illness.

Ĭ ŏl´c̵hŏs.

Jā´sȯn.

jŭṉ´gles̝: thickets of trees and vines.

Kägh: the hedgehog.

kīne: cows.

knīght: a man who receives a rank which entitles him to be called Sir; as, Sir Walter Scott.

lăg: go slowly.

lâir: the bed of a wild beast.

lēa: meadow; field.

lēagues̝: a league is a measure of distance of from two to four miles.

lė´gal: relating to law; governed by the rules of law.

Lē ŏn´ĭ das.

line, the: the Equator.

lĭṉ´guĭst: a person skilled in languages.

lōath: unwilling.

low´ẽr: seem dark and gloomy.

măl´ĭçe: ill will.

măn ū̍ făc´tū̍red: made.

mā´trȯn ly̆: womanly; motherly.

māze: a tangle; a network.

mē̍ c̵hăn´ĭ cal: relating to tools and machinery.

mĕc̵h´an ĭs̝m: arrangement of the parts of anything.

Mē dē´ȧ.

mĕd´ĭ tāte: intend; think seriously.

mēed: reward.

mĭn´ȧ rĕt: the tall, slender tower of a mosque.

mĭn´strĕl: poet; singer.

mĭs chȧnçe´: misfortune; ill luck.

mĭs´chiē̍ voŭs: doing harm in play.

mŏc´cȧ sĭn: an Indian shoe made of deerskin, the sole and the upper part being in one piece.

Moon of Leaves: May.

mosque (mŏsk): a church in Eastern countries.

mo̤u̱s tȧçh´ĭ ō̍s̝: mustache.

mŭl´lĕt: a kind of fish.

my̆s´tẽr y̆: something secret.

năn kēen´: a kind of yellow cotton cloth.

Nĕp´tū̍ne.

no͝ok: corner.

No̤ur´gĭ hän.

No̤urŏn´nĭ här.

ō̍ bēi´sançe: bow.

ŏb scū´rĭ ty̆: darkness.

ŏb s̝ẽrv´ĭng: seeing; noticing.

ôr´bĭts: paths round the sun.

Ôr´pheus (fūs).

palanquin (păl aṉ kēn´): an inclosed carriage, used in China and India, which is borne on the shoulders of men by means of two poles.

păr´ȧ çhṳte: a sort of umbrella by means of which descent is made from a balloon.

păt´tĕns̝: wooden soles made to raise the feet above mud.

pēers̝: equals.

pĕlf: money; riches.

Pē´lĭ ăs.

pĕn´ē̍ trāte: pierce into.

Pĕ rï bä´no̤u.

pĕs´tĭ lençe: the plague; a deadly disease.

philosophy (fĭ lŏs´ō̍ fy̆): the science or knowledge of things, their causes and their effects.

phiz (fĭz): face.

pilot-cloth sack: a coat made of coarse dark blue cloth such as pilots wear.

plī´ant: bending easily without breaking.

plŭm´my̆: full of plums.

pŏl´lȯck: a sea-fish somewhat like the cod.

pŏl lū´tion (shŭn): uncleanness.

pôr´pȯis ĕs̝: sea animals.

pōrt: manner of carrying oneself.

pōr trāy´al: description.

pō´tion (shŭn): drink; dose, usually of liquid medicine.

prīed: looked closely.

prŏd´ûçe: that which is brought forth from the ground.

profession (prō̍ fĕsh´ŭn): employment; the business which one follows.

prō̍ mōt´ĕd: advanced; raised in rank.

prō̍ trūd´ĕd: thrust out.

prow: the forepart of a vessel.

prowl´ĭng: going stealthily or slyly.

quạd´rụ pĕd: an animal having four feet.

quāint: odd; curious.

quạr´ry̆: the animal hunted.

qua̤r´tẽr stạff: a long, stout staff used as a weapon.

quĕst: search.

răm´pärts: walls surrounding a place for its defense.

rē̍ lŭc´tant: unwilling.

rĕm ĭ nĭs´çĕnç ĕs̱ recollections.

rē̍ mŏn´stranç ĕs̝: objections.

rē̍ nounçe´: give up.

rē̍ pĕl´: drive away.

rē̍ prōach´fụl ly̆: chidingly.

rē̍ quīred´: needed.

rĕs̝´ĭn: a gummy substance which flows from the fir tree.

rē̍ splĕn´dent: very bright; shining.

rē̍ tīred´: went away.

rĕv ẽr ĕn´tial (shal): respectful; humble.

rōamed: wandered; went from place to place.

rō´s̝ē̍ ā̍te: rosy.

ro̤utïne´: regular course of action.

rŭd´dĭ nĕss: redness.

săl´lĭed: ran out.

Säm ar känd´.

Sä mō´ä.

săn´dals̱: shoes consisting of soles strapped to the feet.

scĕp´tẽr: a staff carried by a king as a sign of his authority.

sēa-pīes̱: shore birds,sometimes called oyster catchers.

sē̍ clūd´ĕd: apart from others; lonely.

sĕdġ´ĕs̝: coarse grasses which grow in marshy places.

Sĕ rā´pĭs.

shēer: straight up and down.

shĭl´lĭngs̝: the shilling is a silver coin of Great Britain equal in value to about twenty-four cents of our money.

shōal: a great number, a crowd—said especially of fish.

smōl´dẽr ĭng: burning and smoking without flame.

sō´joûrn ẽrs̝: those who dwell for a time.

sō̍ lĭç´ĭt: ask earnestly.

sŏl´ĭ tā̍ ry̆: lonely.

sŏm´bẽr: dark; gloomy.

sōre´ly̆: greatly.

sȯv´ẽreĭgn: effectual.

species (spē´shēz): kinds.

spīked: made the guns useless by stopping the vent or touchhole with a nail or spike.

sprāy: water falling in very small drops.

sprītes: spirits; fairies.

squa̤ws̝: Indian women.

strāight´wāy: at once.

strănd: shore.

strĭds̝: passages between steep rocks or banks so narrow that they look as if they might be crossed at a stride.

stûr´dy̆: strong.

sŭb´stĭ tū̍te: a person or thing put in place of another.

sŭlk´ĭ ly̆: peevishly; angrily.

sŭl´tan: an Eastern king.

sŭp´ple: easily bent.

sŭs pĕnd´ĕd: hung.

swēep: a boy who cleans chimneys by sweeping them.

swĩrl´ĭng: whirling.

sylph (sĭlf): a fairy.

sy̆m´pȧ thīze: pity.

Tăm´ȧ răck: the American larch.

Tȧ quȧ mē´na̤w: a river of northern Michigan, which flows into Lake Superior.

tẽrns̝: long-winged seabirds.

tĕt̶h̶´ẽred: fastened by a rope, for feeding within certain limits.

Thẽr mŏp´y (ē̍) laē.

t̶h̶ĭt̶h̶´ẽr: to this place.

tō´kens̝: signs.

tow'ẽr ĭng: very high.

trăṉ´quĭl: quiet, calm.

trăns pâr´ent: that can be seen through.

trăns pōrt´ĕd: carried.

tûr´bū̍ lent: disturbed; roused to great commotion.

ŭn ġĕn´tle: not gentle; rough.

ûr´chĭn: a little boy.

Vaī lï´ma.

văl´iant (yant): brave.

văl´or: courage.

väunt´ĭng ly̆: boastingly; braggingly.

vēered: turned; changed direction.

vẽr´dū̍roŭs: green.

vī´brātes: moves to and fro.

vĭz´iers (yẽrs̝): in Eastern countries, officers of high rank.

Vŭl´can.

whĭst: still; quiet.

wĭg'wạms̝: Indian houses made of poles covered with mats or bark.

wĭnd´fa̤ll: portion of a forest blown down in a wind storm.

wrôught: worked.

Xerxes (Zẽrx´ēs̝).

yạcht: a light sea-going vessel used for parties of pleasure, racing, etc.


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