The Lady of Shalott — Vocabulary
Alfred Tennyson
1842 version
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wanewane → waned:gradually decreased
When the headlines moved on to other topics, public interest waned and only the companies being regulated paid attention to what was happening.more
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  In the stormy east-wind straining,
  The pale-yellow woods were waning,
  The broad stream in his banks complaining,
  Heavily the low sky raining
  Over tower'd Camelot;
  Down she came and found a boat
  Beneath a willow left afloat,
  And round about the prow she wrote
  The Lady of Shalott.†
wane → waning:declining or diminishing
Show general definition gradually decrease in strength, intensity, size, or importance -- especially the part of the moon that is visible
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ambleamble → ambling:walking slowly or leisurely
An old woman was ambling across the street.more
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  Sometimes a troop of damsels glad,
  An abbot on an ambling pad,
  Sometimes a curly shepherd-lad,
  Or long-hair'd page in crimson clad,
  Goes by to tower'd Camelot;
  And sometimes thro' the mirror blue
  The knights come riding two and two:
  She hath no loyal knight and true,
  The Lady of Shalott.†
amble → ambling:walking leisurely
Show general definition to walk leisurely or slowly
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brazenbold and improper
She made a brazen attempt to take credit for her colleague’s work during the meeting.more
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  A bow-shot from her bower-eaves,
  He rode between the barley-sheaves,
  The sun came dazzling thro' the leaves,
  And flamed upon the brazen greaves
  Of bold Sir Lancelot.†
bold and unrestrained by what others consider proper
Show general definition bold and unrestrained by what others consider proper
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burnishburnish → burnished:polished
The jeweler carefully burnished the silver bracelet until it gleamed.more
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  His broad clear brow in sunlight glow'd;
  On burnish'd hooves his war-horse trode;
  From underneath his helmet flow'd
  His coal-black curls as on he rode,
  As he rode down to Camelot.†
burnish → burnish'd:polished and made shiny; or improved something
Show general definition to polish, especially to make metal shiny; or more generally, to improve or enhance something’s appearance or reputation
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meteormeteor → meteors:a streak of light in the night sky that results from a space rock burning in the earth's atmosphere
Most meteors come from rocks that are about the size of a pebble.more
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  As often thro' the purple night,
  Below the starry clusters bright,
  Some bearded meteor, trailing light,
  Moves over still Shalott.†
a streak of light in the sky caused by a small space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
Show general definition a streak of light in the sky caused by a small space rock (a meteoroid) burning up in Earth’s atmosphere