Course glossary
Many of the words our Lakes poets used relate to their times and education. When you discover new (old!) unknown words, add them to our glossary so others may learn too.
NOTE TO TEACHERS: If you have copied this course, you can download the glossary entries so far from here.
Арнайылар | А | Ә | Б | В | Г | Ғ | Д | Е | Ё | Ж | З | И | Й | К | Қ | Л | М | Н | Ң | О | Ө | П | Р | С | Т | У | Ұ | Ү | Ф | Х | Һ | Ц | Ч | Ш | Щ | Ъ | Ы | І | Ь | Э | Ю | Я | Барлығы
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Corrie lochA corrie loch (also known as a tarn) is a mountain lake or pool. | |
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Kubla KhanKubla (or Kublai) Khan was the founder of the Yuan dynasty in China. | |
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LaureateFor the Lakes poets, it meant that they were the Official Royal Poet. | |
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TarnA tarn (also known as a corrie loch) is a mountain lake or pool. | |
ThwaiteA clearing, a piece of cleared forest land. | |
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XanaduThis was in what is now Inner Mongolia and was the summer capital of the Dynasty of Kubla Khan | |
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mereA lake or pond -any body of water -see Grasmere or Windermere. | |
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pensivethoughtful (as "In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye" in Wordsworth's "Daffodils". | |