Chapter IX: Part IV (4)

knīght-ĕr´rant. A knight who traveled in search of adventures.

knōll. A little round hill.

lâird. A Scottish landholder.

lär´board. Left-hand side of a ship.

’lăr´ums. Abbreviation of alarums = alarms.

lăt´er al. Sideways.

läunch´ing. Setting afloat.

lạu´rel. An evergreen shrub; a symbol of honor.

lä´vȧ. Melted rock from a volcano.

lēague. About three miles; a treaty of friendship.

lēē´ward. The part toward which the wind blows.

lĕġ is lā´tion. Lawmaking.

lĕp´rous. Affected with a disease called leprosy.

lĭt´er al ly. Word for word.

lŏck´er. A chest on shipboard.

lū´mi nous. Shining; bright.

lŭs´ti ly. Vigorously; with strength.

lŭst´y. Stout; robust.

lŭx ū´ri ous. Dainty; expensive; pleasing to the appetite.

lȳre (līr). A stringed musical instrument.

ma gi´cian (-jĭsh´un). One skilled in magic.

māin. The sea; the mainland; principal.

ma jĕs´tic. Stately; grand.

mal for mā´tion. Irregular formation.

măl´low. A kind of plant.

măn´i fest. Plain; clear.

măn´ū script. Something written by hand.

mĕd´i tā tive. Thoughtful.

mĕt´tle. Spirit; temper.

mi li´tia (mĭ lĭsh´ȧ). A body of citizen soldiers.

mĭnt. A place where money is coined.

mĭs chȧnçe´. Ill luck.

mĭs´sĭle. Something thrown.

mis trēat´ing. Abusing.

mol es tā´tion. Troubling; annoyance.

mōōd. Temper; humor; manner.

môr ti fi cā´tion. Vexation; shame.

mō´tive. Moving; causing to move; reason.

mûrk´iness. Obscurity; darkness.

mỹr´tle. A shrubby plant.

my̆s tē´rious. Strange; unknown; unaccountable.

năr´ra tive. Story; tale.

nạu´tic al. Belonging to the sea.

nĕc´tar. A delicious drink.

nĕth´er. Lower.

no bĭ´li ty. The being noble; those of high rank.

noŭr´ish er. One who supports or feeds.

nŏv´el. A fictitious narrative.

ob li gā´tions. Debts owing for a favor or kindness.

ob ser vā´tion. View; notice; comment.

ŏb´vi āt ed. Avoided.

of fi´cious (ŏf fĭsh´us). Meddlesome.

ŏm´i nous. Foreboding evil.

ŏp por tū´ni ty. Chance; fit time.

ŏp´u lent. Rich.

ordāined´. Set apart; appointed.

păd´. An easy-paced horse.

pāġe. A boy employed to attend a person of high rank.

pȧ rāde´. Display; show.

pärch´ment. Skin of a sheep prepared for writing on.

pās´try cŏŏks. Cooks who make pies, tarts, etc.

pa thĕt´ic. Full of tender pity.

pa trōl´ling. Traversing; guarding.

pe cūl´iar. Uncommon; particular.

pĕd´a gŏgue. A schoolmaster.

pĕn´sive. Thoughtful.

pē´o ny. A big red flower.

pẽr çĕp´ti ble. That can be seen.

pẽr pĕt´u al. All the time.

pẽr se cūt´ed. Punished on account of one´s belief; harassed.

pẽr´son a ble. Well-formed; presentable.

pẽr´ti nent. Well adapted to the purpose in view.

per vẽrse´. Contrary.

pē´wee. A small bird.

pew´ter (pū´tẽr). An alloy of tin and lead.

phe nŏm´e non. A remarkable thing or appearance.

pic tur ĕsque´ly. Vividly; in a pleasing manner.

pĭl´lion. Cushion behind a saddle.

pī´lot. One who steers a vessel; a guide.

pīned. Drooped; languished.

pĭn´ions. Wings.

pĭn´nacles. Lofty points or peaks.

pī o nēēr´. One who goes before and prepares the way for others.

pĭt´e ous. Exciting pity.

pĭt´i able. Deserving pity.

plăsh´y. Watery; splashy.

poi´son ous. Full of poison.

pol i ti´cian (-tĭsh´an). Statesman; office seeker.

pol lūt´ed. Made impure.

pom´mel (pŭm´mel). Knob of a saddle or of a sword.

pŏn´der ous. Weighty.

pōr´ti coes. Covered spaces before buildings.

pŏs si bĭl´i ties. Things possible.

pōs´tern. Back entrance.

pō´tent. Powerful.

prĕçious ness. Great value.

prĕ´ma ture ly. Before the right time.

prī´mal. First; original.

prŏd´i gal dyes. Brilliant colors.

prŏj´ects. Plans.

pro mōt´ed. Assisted; raised.

pro pĕll´ing. Driving.

proph´e cy (prŏf´e sy̆). A foretelling.

pro prī´e ta ry. Pertaining to an owner.

prow. Fore part of a vessel.

pŭb´li cans. Collectors of taxes; keepers of inns.

pum´ice (pŭm´ĭs). A light volcanic stone.

pûr´pos es. Aims; intentions.

quăg´mīre. A marsh; soft, wet land.

quạr´ter-dĕck. That part of the upper-deck behind the main-mast.

quạr´tern. A quarter of a pint; a fourth part.

queued (kūd). Hair put up into a pigtail.

quĭv´er. Case for carrying arrows.

răck´et ing. Frolicking; playing.

răl´lied. Ridiculed pleasantly.

rămp´ant. Leaping; frolicking.

rānġed. Roved over; wandered.

re çĕp´ta cle. Place to receive things.

rĕc ol lĕc´tion. Remembrance.

rĕc on noi´ter. To look around.

re flĕc´tion. Consideration; meditation; musing; the
return of rays, sound, etc., from a surface.

re lŭc´tance. Unwillingness.

rĕm´nants. Pieces remaining.

re nowned´. Celebrated; famous.

re quīt´ed. Returned evil for evil.

re sôrt´. To go; a place to which one is in the habit of going.

res´pite (rĕs´pĭt). A putting off; reprieve.

rĕv´er ençe. To treat with respect and fear.

rĭv´en. Split apart.

ro măn´tic. Unreal; picturesque.

roȳs´ter ing. Blustering.

săc´ris tan. Sexton; church officer.

săl´ly. A rushing out; to go out.

sā´mite. A kind of silk stuff interwoven with gold.

sap´phire (săf´īr). A blue precious stone.

sea´soned. Dried and hardened.

sē clūd´ed. Shut up apart from others.

sē crēt´ed. Concealed.

sĕn´ti ment. Thought; opinion.

shăl´lop. A boat.

shăm´bled. Shuffled along.

shēathed. Put into a case.

shĭṉ´gly bars. Gravelly shallows.

shrouds of a ship. The set of ropes that stay the masts.

si ĕs´ta. A midday nap.

sĭm´mer. To boil gently.

sim plĭç´i ty. Plainness; truthfulness.

sin´ew y. Vigorous; firm.

sit u ā´tion. Location; place.

sĭx´pençe. A silver coin worth about 12 cents.

skĕtch´es. Short essays or stories.

skĭm´ming. Flying with a gentle motion.

slăp´jăcks. Griddle cakes.

slŭg´gish. Slow; lazy.

smĭth´y. A blacksmith’s shop.

snīpe. A small bird having a long, straight beak. “Snipe
nose” = a nose like a snipe’s beak.

sō çia bĭl´i ty. Readiness to converse.

sō joŭrned´. Remained awhile.

sōle´ly. Alone; only.

spē´cies (-shëz). Kind; variety.

spĕc´ter. Ghost; phantom.

spĕc u lā´tion. Notion; theory.

stātes´men. Men eminent for their political abilities.

steer´age. Part of a vessel below decks.

stĕm and stẽrn. The fore part and the hind part of a vessel.

stŏck āde´. A strong inclosure; or wall.

stŭb´ble fields. Fields from which grain has recently been cut.

stŭl´ti fy. To make a fool of.

stū pĕn´dous. Wonderful; amazing.

suf fūsed´. Overspread.

sŭmp´tu ous. Costly; luxurious.

sŭn´dry. Several; various.

su per năt´u ral. Miraculous.

sup po sĭ´tion. Something supposed.

sur vey´ing (-vāĭng). Viewing; mapping out.

swāins. Young rustics.

swạrd. Turf; grassy surface of the land.

swạrth´y. Dusky; tawny.

sy̆mp´tom. Sign; token.

tăṉk´ards. Large drinking vessels.

tăn´ta līz ing. Teasing.

thătch. Straw covering the roof of a building.

thēmes. Topics on which one writes or speaks.

thôrps. Small villages.

thrŏt´tling. Choking; strangling.

thyme (tīm). A garden plant.

tĭlt. A tournament.

tĭr´rȧ lĭr´rȧ. An imitation of a musical sound.

tŏl er ā´tion. Freedom.

tŏp´sail hăl´yards. Ropes for hoisting the topsail on a mast.

tŏp´sy-tûr´vy. Upside down.

tour´na ment (tōōr´nȧ mĕnt). A mock fight between horsemen.

tōw clŏth. Cloth made of coarse flax.

trāiled. Drawn; dragged.

trȧnçe. An unconscious condition or state of being.

trăn scrīb´ing. Copying.

trăns pōrt´. To carry; to carry away with joy.

trăns´port. Conveyance; rapture.

trĕach´er ous. Not to be trusted.

tre mĕn´dous. Dreadful; awful.

trĕm´u lous. Trembling.

trim the yards. Arrange the vessel for sailing.

trōōp´er. Horseman; cavalryman.

tu mŭl´tu ous. Disorderly.

u biq´ui tous (ū bĭk´wĭ tŭs). In many places at the same time.

ŭm´braġe. Resentment.

ū na nĭm´i ty. Agreement.

un bī´ased. Not prejudiced.

un couth´ (ŭn kōōth´). Awkward.

ŭn in tĕl´li ġi ble. Can not be understood.

ū ni vẽr´sal. General.

u´ni vẽrse. All created things.

ŭn sûr păssed´. Having no superior.

u surp´ (u zûrp´). To seize by force; without right.

ŭt´ter most. Greatest; farthest limit.

ū´til īzed. Made useful.

vā´grants. Wanderers; beggars.

vāl´iant. Brave.

văp´id. Having lost life and spirit.

vĕn´i son. Flesh of the deer.

vĕr´sion. A translation; a description from a particular point of view.

vĭ çĭn´i ty. Neighborhood.

vi´cious ness (vĭsh´ŭs nĕss). Wickedness.

vict´uals (vĭt´’lz). Food; provisions.

vĭg´or ous. Strong; healthy.

vine´yards (vĭn´yẽrdz). Places where grapevines grow.

vĩr´tues. Good qualities.

vĭ´sion a ry. Imaginary.

vŏl cā´noes. Burning mountains.

wạrd´er. A guard.

wāy´ward ness. Willfulness.

whey (whā). The watery part of milk, separated from the curd in cheese making.

whole´some (hōl´sŭm). Healthful.

wĭck´er. A twig or withe, used in making baskets.

wĭl´der ness. A wild tract of country; desert.

wĭnd´lass. Machine for raising weights by turning a crank.

wĭtch´crăft. The art of witches. “Witching time of night” = time
favorable for witchery.

wīthes. Long, flexible twigs.

wĭz´ard. Magician; enchanter.

wōe´ful. Wretched; sad.

wōld. A wood; a plain.

wŏŏd´bīne. A climbing plant.

wŏŏd´crăft. Skill in anything connected with the woods.

wres´tling (rĕs´lĭng). Struggling.

yärds (of a ship). The long, slender pieces which support the sails.

yẽarned. Desired very much.

yeō´man. A freeholder; a farmer.

yōre. Long ago.

PROPER NAMES PRONOUNCED.

Æneas (ē nē´as).

Æson (ē´son).

Æsculapius (ĕs kū lā´pĭ ŭs).

André (ăn´dra).

Arnpryor (ärn´prĩ or).

Aubrey de Montdidier (ō bra dŭ mōṉt dē dĭā´).

Avernus (a vẽr´nus).

Avilion (avĭl´yon).

Ballengiech (bạl´en gēk).

Bedivere (bĕd´ĭ vēr).

Bondy (bŏn´dē).

Braehead (brā´hĕd).

Buchanan (bŭk ăn´an).

Burgundian (bẽr gŭn´dyan).

Burgundy (bẽr´gŭn dĭ).

Cæneus (sē´nūs).

Camelot (kăm´e lŏt).

Cherokees (chĕr o kēz´).

Chiron (kī´ron).

Coster (kŏs´ter).

Cramond (krā´mond).

Cyclops (sī´klŏps).

Dana (dā´nȧ).

Dimond (dī´mond).

Dragon (drăg´on).

Edinburgh (ĕd´ĭn bŭr ro).

Elaine (ē lān´).

Excalibur (eks kăl´ĭ bŭr).

Finley (fĭn´la).

Floyd (floid).

Fust (fōōst).

Genoa (jĕn´o ȧ).

Glaucus (glạ´kŭs).

Grimke (grĭm´ke).

Gutenberg (gōō´ten bẽrg).

Haarlem (här´lem).

Hercules (hẽr´kū lēz).

Herculaneum (hẽr´kū lā´nē ŭm).

Holyrood (hŏl´ī rōōd).

Howieson (hou´ĭ sȯn).

Ichabod (ĭk´ȧ bŏd).

Iliad (ĭl´ĭ ad).

Iolcus (ĭ ŏl´kŭs).

Ione (ī´o ne).

Ithaca (ĭth´ȧ kȧ).

Jaonssen (jaŏn´sen).

Jason (jā´son).

Jerusalem (je rōō´sa lem).

Jupiter (jōō´pĭ tẽr).

Katrina (kăt rē´nȧ).

Kentucky (kĕn tŭk´y̆).

Kippen (kĭp´pĕn).

Lancelot (lăn´se lŏt).

Lytton (lĭt´on).

Macaire (ma câr´).

Malory (măl´ō rĭ).

Mayence (mä yŏṉs´).

Missouri (mĭs ōō´rī).

Monte Somma (mŏn´te sŏm´mȧ).

Montargis (mōṉ tär zhē´).

Naples (nā´p’lz).

Narsac (när săk´).

Nassau (năs´sạ).

Neptune (nĕp´tūn).

Nydia (nĭd´ĭȧ).

Odysseus (ō dĭs´ūs).

Odyssey (ŏd´ĭs sy̆).

Paris (păr ĭs).

Pelias (pe lī´as).

Pelion (pē´lĭ ŏn).

Phlegethon (flĕg´e thŏn).

Pliny (plĭn´y).

Polyphemus (pŏl y fē´mŭs).

Pompeii (pŏm pā´yē).

Portugal (pōr´tu gal).

Provence (pro vŏṉs´).

Roman (rō´măn).

Russia (rŭsh´ȧ).

Saint Bavon (sānt ba vōṉ´).

Shalott (sha lŏt´).

Sieur de Narsac (syẽr dŭ när săk´).

Solon (sō´lŏn).

Spitzbergen (spĭts bẽrg´en).

Stabiæ (stăb´ ĭ ē).

Strasburg (străz´bẽrg).

Syria (sĭr´ĭ ȧ).

Thames (tĕmz).

Thessaly (thĕs´a lĭ).

Ulysses (u lĭs´sẽz).

Van Tassel (văn tăs´’l).

Venetian (ve nē´shan).

Venice (vĕn´ĭs).

Vesuvius (ve sū´vĭ ŭs).

Wallace (wŏl´as).

Westminster (wĕst´mĭn ster).

Yadkin (yăd´kĭn).