To an Athlete Dying Young

Anonymous
Poem by A. E. Housman
9 words 0 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. betimes
    in good time
  2. laurel
    a small aromatic tree with shiny dark green leaves
  3. shady
    sheltered from the sun's rays
  4. swell
    increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
  5. rout
    an overwhelming defeat
  6. fleet
    group of aircraft operating under the same ownership
  7. sill
    structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
  8. lintel
    a horizontal beam over a door or window
  9. garland
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
Created on Fri Sep 17 00:05:29 EDT 2010

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.