Graded Literature Readers: Fourth Book

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.

ro̤u tïne´: 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´ẽr eĭgn: 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´dū̍r oŭs: 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.