Extract from The Prelude Flashcards
1
Q
cove
A
small bay
2
Q
unloosed
A
released/untied
3
Q
stealth
A
sneaking
4
Q
troubled pleasure
A
guilty pleasure
5
Q
nor
A
neither
6
Q
the voice of mountain echoes
A
the sounds echoing off the mountains
7
Q
idly
A
lazily
8
Q
unswerving
A
going straight, without looking right or left
9
Q
craggy
A
rough cliffs
10
Q
peak
A
top of a mountain
11
Q
elfin pinnace
A
little boat belonging to elves
12
Q
lustily
A
enthusiastically
13
Q
voluntary
A
with will/intention
14
Q
upreared
A
lifted (like a bull)
15
Q
stature
A
height
16
Q
grim
A
dark/evil
17
Q
purpose
A
intention/ desire
18
Q
measured motion
A
steady movements
19
Q
strode
A
walked powerfully
20
Q
stole
A
sneaked
21
Q
covert
A
hidden place
22
Q
mooring-place
A
somewhere you tie up a boat
23
Q
bark
A
boat
24
Q
grave
A
serious / solemn
25
Q
dim
A
not clear / dark
26
Q
o’er
A
over
27
Q
solitude
A
being alone
28
Q
blank desertion
A
feeling completely alone
