=a byss´=: a deep gulf.
=ac´ me=: height.
=ac ro bat´ ics=: gymnastics; athletic exercises.
=ad´ age=: saying; proverb.
=a e´ ri al=: airy.
=a lac´ ri ty=: eagerness; spryness.
=al´ der man=: here, a Saxon nobleman.
=al´ gæ=: seaweeds.
=al ter´ na tive=: a second choice.
=A´ ma ti ki´ ta=: an Esquimau.
=am´ i ca bly ad just´ ed=: arranged peacefully.
=am´ phi the a ter=: a circular building with tiers of seats arranged
around an open space.
=an´ chor ite=: a hermit.
=an´ nals=: records.
=aped=: imitated.
=ap er tif´= (teef): an appetizer.
=ap´ er ture=: opening.
=Ap´ pa lach´ ian=: a chain of mountains in the eastern United States.
=ap pre hen´ sions=: fears.
=a quat´ ic=: of the water.
=ar cade´=: an arched gallery.
=ar tic´ u late=: in regular words.
=at´ mos phere=: air pressure at sea level used as a unit.
=au ro´ ra=: the Northern Lights, the red glow in the sky in the Far North.
=aus ter´ i ty=: soberness; sternness.
=av a ri´ cious= (rish us): greedy of gain.
=Bal lin droch´ a ter=: a Scotch village.
=ban dit´ ti=: outlaws; bandits.
=bar´ bi can=: a tower over a gate or bridge.
=bar´ o graph=: an instrument for recording changes in the atmosphere.
=ba rom´ e ter=: an instrument that determines the weight of the air, and
thereby foretells changes in the weather.
=ba rouche´=: a low, open carriage.
=bau´ ble=: a wand carried by jesters.
=Beau seant= (bo sa on´): "Well-seeming," an ancient French war cry.
=be nig´ nant=: kind; helpful.
=big´ gin=: a child's cap.
=Bois-Guil bert= (bwa guel bare´): a knight of the Order of the Temple.
=bo´ nus=: an extra payment not included in wages.
=brake=: a thicket.
=bre´ vi a ry=: a book containing a church service.
=brown-bill=: a weapon consisting of a long staff with a hook-shaped blade
at the top.
=buf foon´ er y=: jesting; clownishness.
=bun´ sen pile=: an electric cell containing zinc covered with sulphuric
acid at one end, and carbon surrounded by nitric acid at the other.
=buoyed= (booed): kept up; supported.
=bur lesque´= (lesk): humorous; not serious.
=byz´ ant=: a large gold coin.
=ca lum´ ni a tor=: a slanderer.
=car´ bon=: one of the chemical elements; charcoal is its best known form.
=car´ di nal=: a priest of high rank who wears a small red cap.
=car´ ri on=: decaying flesh.
=car´ tel=: a defiance; a challenge.
=casque= (cask): helmet.
=cas´ sock=: a close-fitting garment resembling a modern coat.
=catherine wheel=: a firework that turns around when lighted, throwing off
a circle of sparks.
=ce ler´ i ty=: quickness; promptness.
=cel´ lar=: here, a wine-cellar.
=che val-glass= (she´ val): a large mirror swinging in a frame.
=Chil how´ ee=: a high mountain in east Tennessee.
=chiv´ al rous=: knightly; warlike.
=churls=: low, rude persons.
=circuit-rider=: a preacher who ministers to a number of churches.
=cloth-yard=: a yard in length.
=col´ lo quy=: a discussion.
=com punc´ tion=: remorse; repentance.
=cone=: a body tapering to a point.
=con´ ning tower=: a raised part of a vessel giving an outlook on the sea.
=con strained´=: restricted; unfree.
=con´ va les´ cence=: period of recovery.
=con ver´ gent=: coming nearly together.
=cope=: a long robe.
=co´ pi ous ly=: plentifully.
=cord´ age=: the ropes on a ship.
=Cor´ do van=: made in Cordova, a Spanish city.
=cor me´ um e rue ta´ vit=: "the heart of me burst forth."
=cor rob´ o ra ted=: confirmed; agreed with.
=cor ro´ sive sub´ li mate=: a substance containing mercury and useful for
cleaning wounds.
=coun´ ter-poise=: a weight used to pull up the drawbridge.
=cowl=: a monk's hood.
=cox´ comb=: a piece of red cloth worn by jesters on their caps.
=crest fall´ en=: humiliated; humbled.
=crev´ ice=: hole; opening.
=cri´ sis=: critical period.
=croup=: the space behind the saddle.
=cur tail´ ing=: cutting down.
=cut´ lery=: knives and forks.
=cyl´ in der=: a part of machinery, like a piston, longer than broad and
with a round surface.
=cy lin´ dri cal=: shaped like a cylinder, that is, long but with a round
surface, as a lead pencil.
=decency=: here, a good appearance.
=de cep´ tive=: misleading.
=dep re da´ tion=: theft; despoiling.
=De pro fun´ dis cla ma´ vi=: "I cried from the depths," a Latin psalm.
=dif´ fi dence=: shyness.
=dil´ a to´ ri ness=: slowness; delay.
=dil´ a to ry=: slow.
=di lem´ ma=: difficulty.
=dis cerned´=: saw; understood.
=dis con´ so late ly=: unhappily.
=dis til´ ling=: for condensing sweet water from sea water.
=dlink=: drink, in broken English.
=doit=: a coin of small value.
=do mes´ tic=: of the home.
=Dom´ i nie=: a name sometimes given clergymen or schoolmasters.
=doub´ let=: a garment covering the body from neck to waist.
=dough ty= (dou´ ty): valiant; useful.
=drag=: the scent of a fox.
=dross=: money spoken of contemptuously, as something of no account.
=Dry´ ad=: a wood nymph.
=du en´ na=: chaperon.
=dun=: brownish.
=Dun dee´=: a Scotch seaport.
=e clipse´=: darkening; obscuring.
=ef fem´ i nate=: womanish.
=e lec trom´ e ter=: an instrument which indicates the presence of
electricity.
=em a na´ tion=: a flowing forth.
=em bel´ lish=: ornament; touch up.
=em´ u late=: rival.
=e´ quine=: pertaining to a horse.
=Esh´ col=: a scene in the Bible.
=ex ha la´ tion=: fumes; vapor.
=ex hil´ a ra ted=: lifted up; greatly pleased.
=ex´ i gence=: emergency.
=ex or´ bi tant=: unreasonable; excessive.
=ex pos´ tu la ted=: protested.
=fath´ om=: a measure six feet in length.
=fer´ rule=: the piece at the end of a parasol or umbrella.
=feu´ dal=: relating to a lord of the Middle Ages.
=fi del´ i ty=: faithfulness.
=fil´ ial= (yal): due from a child to a parent.
=first mag´ ni tude=: largest size; most importance.
=floe=: the ocean frozen into an ice-field.
=fort´ a lice=: a small fortress.
=frank´ lin=: a Saxon gentleman.
=Front-de-Boeuf= (front de beuf´): a Norman baron.
=gab´ bro=: a kind of limestone rock.
=gal´ liard= (yard): a gallant, valiant man.
=gear=: affair; concern.
=ge´ ni i= (e): spirits.
=gen re= (zhan´ r): dealing with everyday life.
=gen teel´ ly=: like gentlefolk; properly.
=ge´ o log´ i cal=: relating to the substance of the earth.
=glaive=: a weapon resembling an ax.
=gra mer´ cy=: thanks.
=gra tu´ i tous=: useless; unnecessary.
=grav´ i ta´ tion=: the attraction of great bodies, such as the earth, for
other bodies.
=gren ade´=: a small bomb.
=gro tesque´= (tesk): absurd; unsightly.
=gyves= (jives): fetters; irons.
=hatch´ way=: an opening in a deck.
=Hen´ ri cus=: a settlement on the James river some distance above
Jamestown.
=her met´ i cal ly=: tightly; impenetrably.
=hi la´ ri ously=: uproariously.
=hor´ i zon´ tal=: on a level with the ground.
=hum´ mock=: a knoll, or hillock.
=hy´ dro plane=: an aeroplane which also moves on the water.
=il lus´ tri ous=: distinguished; noted.
=im port´ ed=: brought in from without.
=im per´ vi ous=: impenetrable; not to be pierced.
=in´ con ceiv´ a ble=: beyond the understanding.
=in ef´ fa ble=: very great; beyond measure.
=in´ ef fec´ tu al=: unavailing; without effect.
=in ex´ pli ca bly=: not to be explained.
=in fal´ li bly=: unerringly.
=in´ fin ite= (it): immeasurable.
=in i ti a tive= (in ish´ i a tive): an act which begins something.
=In´ nu it=: an American Esquimau.
=in ter mit´ tent=: unsteady; not regular.
=in vin´ ci ble=: not to be conquered.
=in vi´ o late=: unbroken; undefiled.
=jave´ lin= (jav): a short spear used for throwing.
=joc´ u lar´ i ty=: mirth.
=joc´ und=: merry; sportive.
=Jove=: the king of the gods; here, the chief person of the household.
=jun´ to=: a group of men; a council.
=ka lei´ do scope=: an instrument in which small pieces of colored glass
slide about and form pleasing shapes.
=Ki was´ sa=: a name for the Great Spirit, or God.
=Knights Templar=: an order of knights serving in Palestine and taking
their name from a palace in Jerusalem called Solomon's Temple.
=la goons=: lakes connecting with the sea.
=La Mort= (mor): "Death," sounded on a horn when the game is killed.
=la´ tent=: hidden; not revealed; also, in preparation.
=leg-bail=: escape by flight.
=Ley´ den jar=: a glass bottle used to accumulate electricity.
=log´ a rith´ mic tables=: mathematical tables used to calculate a ship's
position.
=Long House=: a name for the Iroquois Indians, derived from their long
communal houses.
=lon´ gi tude=: distance on the earth's surface from east to west.
=lu´ mi na ry=: a body that gives light.
=Ma belle mere= (mare): "My pretty mother."
=Ma´ gi ans=: wise men of ancient Persia.
=mal´ a dy=: disease.
=Mal voi sin= (mal vwa zan´): a Norman baron.
=man´ i cure set=: instruments used on the finger nails.
=man´ tel et=: a movable shelter of wood.
=ma rau´ ders=: robbers.
=mar´ i=: husband.
=masque= (mask): a kind of theatrical performance.
=mas´ que rad´ ing=: going in disguise.
=ma ter´ nal=: motherly.
=mat´ ins=: a morning service of the ancient church.
=mer´ ce na ry=: a hired soldier; a hireling.
=mer´ cu ry=: quicksilver, used in the thermometer.
=me tal´ lic=: composed of metal.
=Michael mas eve= (mick´ el mas): September 28.
=Mi´ das=: a king in Greek myth whose touch turned everything to gold.
=mod´ i fi ca´ tion=: change.
=Mon´ a cans=: an Indian tribe originally living west of Richmond,
Virginia.
=mon´ o syl´ la ble=: a single syllable.
=Mort pour la patrie=: "Dead for country."
=Mount joy St. Dennis= (den ny´): the war cry of ancient France.
=muf´ ti= (ty): ordinary clothes.
=na bob=: a millionaire: a wealthy man from India.
=na´ per y=: table linen.
=Naz´ a rene=: a name sometimes applied to Christians, from Jesus of
Nazareth.
=ne go´ ti a ting=: bargaining.
=niche= (nitch): an opening in a wall.
=no´ men il´ lis le´ gi o=: "the name of them is legion."
=nor´ mal=: accustomed; usual.
=nu´ cle us=: a central mass.
=nu´ tri ment=: nourishment.
=ob´ du rate=: not to be moved.
=o bei sance= (o ba´ sans): a bending of the body; a bow.
=ob lique´= (leek): a slanting direction.
=old fields=: fields no longer cultivated.
=o´ pa line=: the color of opals; grayish-white.
=O´ pe chan´ ca nough= (no): the leading Indian chief in Virginia in the
early period.
=op´ tion=: choice.
=op´ u lence=: wealth.
=order=: a society of monks, with an organization and convents.
=o´ ri en ta tion=: adjustment.
=os ten´ si ble=: apparent; professed.
=pad´ u a soy´=: a rich, heavy silk.
=Pa mun´ keys=: an Indian tribe originally living along the Pamunkey and
York rivers in Virginia.
=pan´ de mo´ ni um=: the place of devils; also, and usually, a riotous
scene.
=pan´ nier= (yer): a wicker basket.
=par´ ley=: talk; discussion.
=Pas´ pa heghs= (hays): an Indian tribe of Virginia.
=patched=: adorned with small patches of black cloth.
=pa´ thos=: sadness.
=pa visse´=: a large shield.
=Pax´ vo bis´ cum=: "Peace be with you!"
=pem´ mi can=: powdered meat pressed into cakes.
=per´ i scope=: an instrument projecting above a submarine which gives a
view of the sea surface.
=per´ pen dic´ u lar=: straight up and down.
=per´ pen dic´ u lar´ i ty=: straightness up and down.
=pet´ ri fied=: turned to stone.
=phil´ o soph´ i cal=: wise; learned.
=pil´ lion= (yun): a cushion used by women in riding horseback.
=pi lote= (pe loat´): an aeroplane pilot.
=pin´ na cle=: summit.
=pipe=: a musical instrument resembling a flute.
=plain´ tive ly=: complainingly.
=plan´ i sphere=: the representation of the earth on a plane; a map of the
world.
=Ple ia des= (ple´ ya dees): a group of six stars in the constellation
Taurus.
=pol lute´=: to stain; to befoul.
=po made´=: a perfumed ointment.
=po ma´ tum=: a perfumed ointment.
=pon´ der a ble=: weighable; having heaviness.
=pon´ der ous=: heavy; unwieldy.
=pon´ iard= (yard): a dagger.
=por´ tents=: signs; omens.
=Pow´ ha tan=: the James river; also the name of Opechancanough's
predecessor.
=pre ca´ ri ous=: uncertain; dangerous.
=pre´ con cep´ tion=: a foreshadowing; an idea of something to come.
=pri me´ val=: original.
=prim´ i tive=: original; coming down from afar.
=Pro´ cy on= (si): a first-magnitude star.
=pro di gious= (pro dij´ us): immense.
=pro ject´ ile=: something projected with force, or fired.
=pur veyed´=: brought.
=quarter-staff=: a short pole, used as a walking-staff and a weapon.
=ra´ di us=: the distance from the center of a body to its surface.
=rail´ ler y=: jesting.
=ran´ som=: a sum paid for the release of a prisoner.
=rar´ e fac´ tion=: the making thin; less dense.
=ra´ ti o=: rate; measure.
=re cip´ ro ca ted=: returned.
=re cum´ bent=: lying down.
=re fec´ to ry=: a dining-room in a convent.
=re frac´ tion=: the bending from a straight line which occurs when a ray
of light passes out of the air into water.
=reg´ u la tor=: a contrivance for controlling motion.
=re mu´ ner a ted=: rewarded; presented with.
=re nowned´=: famous.
=re plete´=: filled.
=rep´ ro ba´ tion=: condemnation; disapproval.
=res´ pi ra´ tor=: a device covering the mouth and nose and preventing the
breathing of outside air.
=ret´ i nue=: a train of attendants.
=re ver´ ber a ted=: reflected; echoed.
=rime=: hoarfrost.
=Rolfe, John=: the first Englishman to plant tobacco in Virginia; the
husband of Pocahontas.
=rood=: cross.
=ro´ sa ry=: a string of beads used in counting prayers.
=ru´ bi cund=: ruddy; red.
=rucksack=: a napsack worn by Arctic travelers.
=rue´ ful=: sad; distressed.
=ruffle=: a contest.
=sar cas´ ti cal ly=: ironically; humorously.
=sat´ el lite=: an attendant; also, a body revolving around another, as
the moon.
=scar=: a cliff.
=sci´ en tist=: one learned in the natural sciences, as chemistry,
physics, etc.
=screen=: a surface on which the reflection from the periscope is thrown.
=sem´ blance=: likeness.
=serf=: a kind of slave; an unfree laborer.
=sex´ tant=: an instrument used to determine a ship's position by
observing the sun and other objects.
=Shah=: ruler; king.
=shrift=: confession made to a priest.
=Shrovetide=: the days just before the beginning of Lent.
=sib´ yl=: prophetess.
=side drift=: the drift of a vessel to one side or the other of a course.
=sil hou ette= (sil oo et´): the black shadow of an object.
=sin´ gu lar´ i ty=: strangeness.
=smock race=: a race in which the contestants are hampered by garments.
=sliv´ er=: a long splinter.
=sol´ ace=: comfort.
=so phis´ ti ca ted=: experienced; worldly-wise.
=spec´ tral=: of graded colors.
=spin´ et=: a musical instrument like a piano.
=spoor=: trail; foot-marks.
=sprint´ er=: a runner; a foot-racer.
=spume=: froth; foam.
=stac ca´ to=: disconnected; jerky.
=states´ man=: one concerned in the governing of a country.
=sten to´ ri an=: loud; thundering.
=stodg´ i ly=: with distended eyes.
=sto´ ic al ly=: patiently; without complaint.
=stoke-hold=: the room containing a ship's boilers.
=stra´ ta=: the layers of rock composing the crust of the earth.
=strat´ e gy=: the use of artifice; clever planning.
=Stuy´ ves ant=: a Dutch colonial governor of New York.
=sub lim´ i ty=: grandeur; magnificence.
=sub´ ter ra´ ne an=: beneath the earth; in a cavity.
=sump´ ter mule=: a beast of burden.
=sump´ tu a ry=: relating to expense.
=sump´ tu ous=: plentiful; extravagant.
=su´ per flu´ i ty=: more than is needed.
=su per´ flu ous=: not needed.
=sur´ plice=: a white outer garment worn by priests.
=Sus´ que han´ nocks=: an Indian tribe originally inhabiting Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
=sword of Damascus=: a sword made from steel wrought in Damascus, Syria.
=syl´ van=: of the woods.
=sym´ pho ny=: harmony; music.
=ta´ bor=: a small drum.
=tac´ i turn= (tas): silent.
=tam´ bour frame=: frame for embroidery.
=tap´ es try=: a curtain for a wall ornamented with worked pictures.
=tar´ get=: a small shield.
=ter´ ma gant=: quarrelsome; scolding.
=ter´ ra fir´ ma=: the firm earth.
=thane=: a Saxon land-owner.
=thatch=: straw or reeds.
=Ti´ tan=: a giant of Greek myth.
=tithe=: a tenth.
=tor´ toise-shell=: the shell of a turtle.
=traction engine=: a locomotive that draws vehicles along roads.
=treasurer=: George Sandys.
=tri bu´ nal=: a court of justice.
=trump=: the card that takes other cards in a game.
=truss=: tie.
=tu mul´ tu ous=: riotous; very noisy.
=ul´ tra ma rine´=: deep blue.
=uncle=: a familiar form of address used by jesters.
=u nique´= (neek): singular; unusual.
=u´ su ry=: unlawful, or excessive interest.
=vas´ sals=: subjects; dependents.
=ve´ he ment=: passionate; forceful.
=ve loc´ i ty=: speed.
=vel´ lum=: leather.
=ven´ er a´ tion=: respect; reverence.
=ver´ dure=: vegetation; green growth.
=ver´ i ta ble=: true; unmistakable.
=vic´ ar=: a clergyman in charge of a parish.
=vis´ count= (vi): a nobleman.
=viz´ ard=: a mask.
=viz´ or=: here, a mask.
=vo ra´ cious= (shus): greedy; very hungry.
=Wat´ ling Street=: a Roman road running from Dover to Chester.
=wer´ o wance=: a chief of the Virginia Indians.
=West, Francis=: afterward governor of Virginia.
=whist=: still.
=yeo´ man= (yo): a free laborer; often a small land-owner.
=ze´ nith=: highest point; summit.
=zo´ o phytes=: small sea animals growing together, as coral.