obˈsti-nate-ly main-tainedˈ (ŏbˈstĭ-nāt-lĭ mān-tāndˈ), stubbornly kept up.

oc-caˈsion (ŏ-kāˈzhŭn), occurrence, favorable opportunity.

oˈcean-warˈri-ors (ōˈshŭn-wôrˈyẽrz), mariners.

Ock-la-waˈha (ŏk-lä-wäˈhä), a branch of the St. Johns river in Florida.

ode (ōd), a short poem suitable to be set to music or sung.

of-fenˈsive war (ŏf-ĕnˈsĭv), an attack made by an invading army.

ofˈfice (ŏfˈĭs), service.

offˈing (ŏfˈĭng), that part of the sea where there is deep water and no need of a pilot.

of his own caste (kȧst), of his own class in society.

Og, King of Bashan (ŏg, king of bāˈshăn), a giant defeated by the Hebrews. Deuteronomy III.