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The Night Train 101 words

August 20, 2009 By Laura V. (Edinburgh United Kingdom)
The words from W H Auden's poem.

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  1. Night
    Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
  2. mail
    the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
  3. crossing
    a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
  4. border
    the boundary of a surface
  5. bringing
    the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
  6. cheque
    a written order directing a bank to pay money
  7. postal
    of or relating to the system for delivering mail
  8. order
    logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
  9. letters
    scholarly attainment
  10. rich
    possessing material wealth
  11. poor
    having little money or few possessions
  12. shop
    a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
  13. corner
    the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
  14. girl
    a young woman
  15. next
    immediately following in time or order
  16. door
    a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
  17. pulling
    the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
  18. up
    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
  19. steady
    securely in position; not shaky
  20. climb
    go up or advance
  21. gradient
    a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
  22. time
    the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
  23. past
    earlier than the present time; no longer current
  24. boulder
    a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
  25. white
    being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
  26. steam
    water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
  27. over
    beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position
  28. shoulder
    a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
  29. snorting
    an act of forcible exhalation
  30. noisily
    with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
  31. silent
    marked by absence of sound
  32. turn
    move around an axis or a center
  33. stare
    look at with fixed eyes
  34. course
    a connected series of events or actions or developments
  35. slumber
    be asleep
  36. across
    to the opposite side
  37. gently
    in a gentle manner
  38. dawn
    the first light of day
  39. done
    having finished or arrived at completion
  40. Down
    English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
  41. Fields
    United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
  42. apparatus
    equipment designed to serve a specific function
  43. dark
    devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
  44. plain
    not elaborate or elaborated; simple
  45. gigantic
    so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
  46. men
    the force of workers available
  47. long
    primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
  48. news
    information about recent and important events
  49. thanks
    an acknowledgment of appreciation
  50. joy
    the emotion of great happiness
  51. boy
    a youthful male person
  52. inspect
    look over carefully
  53. new
    not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
  54. stock
    a supply of something available for future use
  55. visit
    the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
  56. relations
    mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
  57. timid
    showing fear and lack of confidence
  58. gossip
    light informal conversation for social occasions
  59. all
    to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
  60. circumstantial
    fully detailed and specific about particulars
  61. financial
    involving financial matters
  62. holiday
    leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
  63. margin
    the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
  64. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  65. paper
    a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
  66. every
    (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
  67. hue
    the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
  68. pink
    of a light shade of red
  69. violet
    a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
  70. blue
    of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
  71. chatty
    prone to friendly informal communication
  72. catty
    marked by or arising from malice
  73. boring
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  74. adoring
    extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
  75. cold
    having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
  76. official
    of or relating to an office
  77. outpouring
    the pouring forth of a fluid
  78. clever
    mentally quick and resourceful
  79. stupid
    lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
  80. short
    (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
  81. spelt
    hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed
  82. wrong
    not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
  83. still
    not in physical motion
  84. asleep
    in a state of sleep
  85. dreaming
    a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
  86. terrifying
    causing extreme terror
  87. friendly
    characteristic of or befitting a friend
  88. tea
    a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
  89. band
    an unofficial association of people or groups
  90. working
    a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
  91. well-set
    strongly and firmly constructed
  92. continue
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
  93. wake
    the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
  94. soon
    in the near future
  95. letters
    scholarly attainment
  96. none
    not at all or in no way
  97. quickening
    the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
  98. heart
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
  99. bear
    be pregnant with
  100. feel
    be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
  101. forgotten
    not noticed inadvertently