The Literary World Seventh Reader - Unknown

[back] [back] ka lei´ do scope: an instrument in which small pieces of colored glass slide about and form pleasing shapes.
[back] Ki was´ sa: a name for the Great Spirit, or God.
[back] Knights Templar: an order of knights serving in Palestine and taking their name from a palace in Jerusalem called Solomon’s Temple.

[back] la goons: lakes connecting with the sea.
[back] La Mort (mor): “Death,” sounded on a horn when the game is killed.
[back] [back] la´ tent: hidden; not revealed; also, in preparation.
[back] leg-bail: escape by flight.
[back] Ley´ den jar: a glass bottle used to accumulate electricity.
[back] log´ a rith´ mic tables: mathematical tables used to calculate a ship’s position.
[back] Long House: a name for the Iroquois Indians, derived from their long communal houses.
[back] lon´ gi tude: distance on the earth’s surface from east to west.
[back] lu´ mi na ry: a body that gives light.

[back] Ma belle mere (mare): “My pretty mother.”
[back] Ma´ gi ans: wise men of ancient Persia.
[back] mal´ a dy: disease.
[back] Mal voi sin (mal vwa zan´): a Norman baron.
[back] man´ i cure set: instruments used on the finger nails.
[back] man´ tel et: a movable shelter of wood.
[back] ma rau´ ders: robbers.
[back] mar´ i: husband.
[back] masque (mask): a kind of theatrical performance.
[back] mas´ que rad´ ing: going in disguise.
[back] ma ter´ nal: motherly.
[back] mat´ ins: a morning service of the ancient church.
[back] mer´ ce na ry: a hired soldier; a hireling.
[back] mer´ cu ry: quicksilver, used in the thermometer.
[back] me tal´ lic: composed of metal.
[back] Michael mas eve (mick´ el mas): September 28.
[back] Mi´ das: a king in Greek myth whose touch turned everything to gold.
[back] mod´ i fi ca´ tion: change.
[back] Mon´ a cans: an Indian tribe originally living west of Richmond, Virginia.
[back] mon´ o syl´ la ble: a single syllable.
[back] Mort pour la patrie: “Dead for country.”
[back] Mount joy St. Dennis (den ny´): the war cry of ancient France.
[back] muf´ ti (ty): ordinary clothes.

[back] na bob: a millionaire: a wealthy man from India.
[back] na´ per y: table linen.
[back] Naz´ a rene: a name sometimes applied to Christians, from Jesus of Nazareth.
[back] ne go´ ti a ting: bargaining.
[back] niche (nitch): an opening in a wall.
[back] no´ men il´ lis le´ gi o: “the name of them is legion.”
[back] nor´ mal: accustomed; usual.
[back] nu´ cle us: a central mass.
[back] nu´ tri ment: nourishment.

[back] ob´ du rate: not to be moved.
[back] o bei sance (o ba´ sans): a bending of the body; a bow.
[back] ob lique´ (leek): a slanting direction.
[back] old fields: fields no longer cultivated.
[back] o´ pa line: the color of opals; grayish-white.
[back] O´ pe chan´ ca nough (no): the leading Indian chief in Virginia in the early period.
[back] op´ tion: choice.
[back] op´ u lence: wealth.
[back] order: a society of monks, with an organization and convents.
[back] o´ ri en ta tion: adjustment.
[back] os ten´ si ble: apparent; professed.

[back] pad´ u a soy´: a rich, heavy silk.
[back] Pa mun´ keys: an Indian tribe originally living along the Pamunkey and York rivers in Virginia.
[back] pan´ de mo´ ni um: the place of devils; also, and usually, a riotous scene.
[back] pan´ nier (yer): a wicker basket.
[back] par´ ley: talk; discussion.
[back] Pas´ pa heghs (hays): an Indian tribe of Virginia.
[back] patched: adorned with small patches of black cloth.
[back] pa´ thos: sadness.
[back] pa visse´: a large shield.
[back] Pax´ vo bis´ cum: “Peace be with you!”
[back] pem´ mi can: powdered meat pressed into cakes.
[back] per´ i scope: an instrument projecting above a submarine which gives a view of the sea surface.
[back] per´ pen dic´ u lar: straight up and down.
[back] per´ pen dic´ u lar´ i ty: straightness up and down.
[back] pet´ ri fied: turned to stone.
[back] phil´ o soph´ i cal: wise; learned.
[back] pil´ lion (yun): a cushion used by women in riding horseback.
[back] pi lote (pe loat´): an aeroplane pilot.
[back] pin´ na cle: summit.
[back] pipe: a musical instrument resembling a flute.
[back] plain´ tive ly: complainingly.
[back] plan´ i sphere: the representation of the earth on a plane; a map of the world.
[back] Ple ia des (ple´ ya dees): a group of six stars in the constellation Taurus.
[back] pol lute´: to stain; to befoul.
[back] po made´: a perfumed ointment.
[back] po ma´ tum: a perfumed ointment.
[back] pon´ der a ble: weighable; having heaviness.
[back] pon´ der ous: heavy; unwieldy.
[back] pon´ iard (yard): a dagger.
[back] por´ tents: signs; omens.
[back] Pow´ ha tan: the James river; also the name of Opechancanough’s predecessor.
[back] pre ca´ ri ous: uncertain; dangerous.
[back] pre´ con cep´ tion: a foreshadowing; an idea of something to come.
[back] pri me´ val: original.
[back] prim´ i tive: original; coming down from afar.
[back] Pro´ cy on (si): a first-magnitude star.
[back] pro di gious (pro dij´ us): immense.
[back] pro ject´ ile: something projected with force, or fired.
[back] pur veyed´: brought.

[back] quarter-staff: a short pole, used as a walking-staff and a weapon.

[back] ra´ di us: the distance from the center of a body to its surface.
[back] rail´ ler y: jesting.
[back] ran´ som: a sum paid for the release of a prisoner.
[back] rar´ e fac´ tion: the making thin; less dense.
[back] ra´ ti o: rate; measure.
[back] re cip´ ro ca ted: returned.
[back] re cum´ bent: lying down.
[back] re fec´ to ry: a dining-room in a convent.
[back] re frac´ tion: the bending from a straight line which occurs when a ray of light passes out of the air into water.
[back] reg´ u la tor: a contrivance for controlling motion.
[back] re mu´ ner a ted: rewarded; presented with.
[back] re nowned´: famous.
[back] re plete´: filled.
[back] rep´ ro ba´ tion: condemnation; disapproval.
[back] res´ pi ra´ tor: a device covering the mouth and nose and preventing the breathing of outside air.
[back] ret´ i nue: a train of attendants.
[back] re ver´ ber a ted: reflected; echoed.
[back] rime: hoarfrost.
[back] Rolfe, John: the first Englishman to plant tobacco in Virginia; the husband of Pocahontas.
[back] rood: cross.
[back] ro´ sa ry: a string of beads used in counting prayers.
[back] ru´ bi cund: ruddy; red.
[back] rucksack: a napsack worn by Arctic travelers.
[back] rue´ ful: sad; distressed.
[back] ruffle: a contest.

[back] sar cas´ ti cal ly: ironically; humorously.
[back] [back] sat´ el lite: an attendant; also, a body revolving around another, as the moon.
[back] scar: a cliff.
[back] sci´ en tist: one learned in the natural sciences, as chemistry, physics, etc.
[back] screen: a surface on which the reflection from the periscope is thrown.
[back] sem´ blance: likeness.
[back] serf: a kind of slave; an unfree laborer.
[back] sex´ tant: an instrument used to determine a ship’s position by observing the sun and other objects.
[back] Shah: ruler; king.
[back] shrift: confession made to a priest.
[back] Shrovetide: the days just before the beginning of Lent.
[back] sib´ yl: prophetess.
[back] side drift: the drift of a vessel to one side or the other of a course.
[back] sil hou ette (sil oo et´): the black shadow of an object.
[back] sin´ gu lar´ i ty: strangeness.
[back] smock race: a race in which the contestants are hampered by garments.
[back] sliv´ er: a long splinter.
[back] sol´ ace: comfort.
[back] so phis´ ti ca ted: experienced; worldly-wise.
[back] spec´ tral: of graded colors.
[back] spin´ et: a musical instrument like a piano.
[back] spoor: trail; foot-marks.
[back] sprint´ er: a runner; a foot-racer.
[back] spume: froth; foam.
[back] stac ca´ to: disconnected; jerky.
[back] states´ man: one concerned in the governing of a country.
[back] sten to´ ri an: loud; thundering.
[back] stodg´ i ly: with distended eyes.
[back] sto´ ic al ly: patiently; without complaint.
[back] stoke-hold: the room containing a ship’s boilers.
[back] stra´ ta: the layers of rock composing the crust of the earth.
[back] strat´ e gy: the use of artifice; clever planning.
[back] Stuy´ ves ant: a Dutch colonial governor of New York.
[back] sub lim´ i ty: grandeur; magnificence.
[back] sub´ ter ra´ ne an: beneath the earth; in a cavity.
[back] sump´ ter mule: a beast of burden.
[back] sump´ tu a ry: relating to expense.
[back] [back] sump´ tu ous: plentiful; extravagant.
[back] su´ per flu´ i ty: more than is needed.
[back] [back] su per´ flu ous: not needed.
[back] sur´ plice: a white outer garment worn by priests.
[back] Sus´ que han´ nocks: an Indian tribe originally inhabiting Maryland and Pennsylvania.
[back] sword of Damascus: a sword made from steel wrought in Damascus, Syria.
[back] syl´ van: of the woods.
[back] sym´ pho ny: harmony; music.

[back] ta´ bor: a small drum.
[back] tac´ i turn (tas): silent.
[back] tam´ bour frame: frame for embroidery.
[back] tap´ es try: a curtain for a wall ornamented with worked pictures.
[back] tar´ get: a small shield.
[back] ter´ ma gant: quarrelsome; scolding.
[back] ter´ ra fir´ ma: the firm earth.
[back] thane: a Saxon land-owner.
[back] thatch: straw or reeds.
[back] Ti´ tan: a giant of Greek myth.
[back] tithe: a tenth.
[back] tor´ toise-shell: the shell of a turtle.
[back] traction engine: a locomotive that draws vehicles along roads.
[back] treasurer: George Sandys.
[back] tri bu´ nal: a court of justice.
[back] trump: the card that takes other cards in a game.
[back] truss: tie.
[back] tu mul´ tu ous: riotous; very noisy.