1898
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From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
anew
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
a youthful male person
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
CantonnounUS /ˈkæntən/
a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
Child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading E. P. Dutton & Co.
Dutton
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From this reading E. P. Dutton & Co.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. P. Dutton & Co.
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
elfnounUS /elf/
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
set up or found
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
coins made of gold
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
guardiannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
InvisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
used to form the superlative
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading E. P. Dutton & Co.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
PlaymatenounUS /ˈpleɪmeɪt/
a companion at play
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
SaintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
successornounUS /səkˈsesər/
a person who follows next in order
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading The book is a near successor indeed to his "W. V.: Her Book," and to "The Invisible Playmate"; and W. V. again acts as guardian elf and guide to this new region of the child's earthly paradise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
at the time that
From this reading "A Child's Book of Saints" was first published in 1898, when Mr. Canton had already found his audience.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This is fairy gold, boy; And I will prove it so.
in the company of; together with
From this reading --Shakespeare Every man I will go with thee, be thy guide in thy most need to go by thy side.
