Prayer (Carol Ann Duffy poem)

Prayer (Carol Ann Duffy poem) Glossary

utters

speaks

sieve

utensil used to strain liquids

minims

a half-note in music, or a small amount of liquid (1/60th of a fluid dram)

lodger

renter or inhabitant of a boarding-house

console

comfort

Midlands

the geographically central stretch of England

Rockall, Malin, Dogger, and Finisterre

The names of four different sea regions used for navigation purposes by British ships

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