_Grenadier_ (gr[)e]n´ [.a] d[=e]r´). One of a company attached to each regiment, taking post on the right of the line, and wearing a peculiar uniform.
_harbor_ (här´ b[~e]r). Station for rest and safety.
_haunted_ (hänt´ [)e]d). Frequented by ghosts.
_Highland bonnet_ (h[=i]´ land b[)o]n´ n[)e]t). A closely woven, seamless wool cap worn by the Highland Scotchman.
_Hunter_ (h[)u]nt´ [~e]r). A constellation representing a centaur (a monster, half man and half horse) drawing a bow. It is called the Archer.
_increases_ ([)i]n kr[=e]s´ [)e]z). Grows.
_jungles_ (j[)u][n=]´ g'lz). Heavy growths of brushwood, grasses and vines, so dense as to hardly be penetrated.
_Leerie_ (l[+e]r´ [)i]). The lamplighter.
_Malabar_ (m[)a]l´ a bär´). A district in British India.
_man-devouring_ (m[)a]n´-d[+e] vour´ [)i]ng). Man-eating.
_Mars_ (märz). One of the planets of the solar system. It gives a very red light.
_marten_ (mär´ t[)e]n). One of several species of swallows.
_martial_ (mär´ shal). Military; warlike; brave.
_marvelous_ (mär´ v[)e]l [)u]s). Wonderful; strange.
_minaret_ (m[)i]n´ [.a] r[)e]t). A high, slender tower attached to a mosque.
_mosque_ (m[)o]sk). A Mohammedan church or place of religious worship.
_nursery_ (nûrs´ [~e]r [)y]). The children's room.
_palanquin_ (p[)a]l a[n=] k[+e]n´). An enclosed carriage about four feet long, carried on the shoulders of four men by means of two long poles. It is used in India and China.
_pillage_ (p[)i]l´ l[+a]j). Plunder; that which is taken from another by force.
_pirate_ (p[=i]´ r[+a]t). A robber on the high seas.
_Plough_ (plou). The group of stars commonly called the Dipper.
_prudent_ (pr[u:]´ dent). Cautious; careful; sensible.
_quays_ (k[=e]z). Wharfs; landing places.
_rear_ (r[=e]r). The division of an army that marches behind the main body to protect it.
_scythe_ (sïth). An instrument for mowing grass and grain.
_sedately_ (s[+e] d[=a]t´ l[)y]). Calmly; quietly.
_Sioux_ (s[=oo]). Certain tribes of Indians.
_sire_ (s[=i]r). Father; the head of the family.
_sleepsin-by_ (sl[=e]p´ ¦ s[)i]n-b[)y]´). The land of sleep.
_sluice_ (sl[=u]s). A passage made for water to pass through, fitted with a gate.
_squadron_ (skw[)o]d´ r[)u]n). A number of vessels under command of one officer.