Collection 6: A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long

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  1. congratulate
    say something to someone that expresses praise
  2. sermon
    an address of a religious nature
  3. Ella Fitzgerald
    United States scat singer (1917-1996)
  4. Sarah Vaughan
    United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
  5. inhale
    draw deep into the lungs by breathing
  6. wonderful
    extraordinarily good or great
  7. preference
    a strong liking
  8. resort
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  9. Andrew Carnegie
    United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
  10. stereoscope
    an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs
  11. Alfred North Whitehead
    English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)
  12. borrow
    get temporarily
  13. humiliate
    cause to feel shame
  14. nonetheless
    despite anything to the contrary
  15. wardrobe
    a piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes
Created on Fri Jul 18 11:47:34 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:18:07 EDT 2014)

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