"A Book of Nonsense"

"There was an Old Man..." According to the excerpt from "A Book of Nonsense," that seems to be Edward Lear's favorite first line for limericks.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6 Unit 4's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Shakespeare dumbed down, Shakespeare's Life, Reading Shakespeare's Language, The Southpaw, A Book of Nonsense, The Millionaire Miser, Oranges; Jabberwocky; Fireflies, The Taming of the Shrew
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  1. lark
    any of numerous birds noted for their singing
    There was an Old Man with a beard,
    Who said, "It is just as I feared!--
    Two Owls and a Hen,
    Four Larks and a Wren,
    Have all built their nests in my beard!"
  2. certainly
    definitely or positively
    There was an Old Man with a nose,
    Who said, "If you choose to suppose
    That my nose is too long,
    You are certainly wrong!
  3. remarkable
    unusual or striking
    That remarkable Man with a nose.
  4. seldom
    not often
    There was an Old Man on a hill,
    Who seldom, if ever, stood still
  5. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
    He ran up and down,
    In his Grandmother's gown,
    Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.
  6. resemble
    be similar or bear a likeness to
    There was a Young Lady whose chin
    Resembled the point of a pin
  7. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
    So she had it made sharp,
    And purchased a harp
  8. several
    of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
    And played several tunes with her chin.
  9. wayward
    resistant to guidance or discipline
    There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,
    Who never had more than a penny;
    He spent all that money
    In onions and honey,
    That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny.
  10. float
    be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
    There was an Old Man in a boat,
    Who said, "I'm afloat! I'm afloat!"
Created on Fri Aug 15 18:55:57 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Aug 15 22:53:57 EDT 2014)

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