Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading Dear Mary and Bonnie and Jack and the rest of my readers:

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

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From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

plural of “center” — an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

a young person of either sex

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

dearly loved

From this reading Dear Mary and Bonnie and Jack and the rest of my readers:

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

set up or found

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

-ing form of “hoe” — dig with a hoe

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

a small worthless amount

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

in the recent past

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

by chance

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

traveler who moves from one region or country to another

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

plural of “migrant” — traveler who moves from one region or country to another

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Dear Mary and Bonnie and Jack and the rest of my readers:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

superlative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

plural of “procedure” — a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Dear Mary and Bonnie and Jack and the rest of my readers:

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Dear Mary and Bonnie and Jack and the rest of my readers:

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Photographs of migrant homes and migrant Centers will be found in the picture story book _Jack Of The Bean Fields_, by Nina Millen.

possessive form of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

a group of soldiers

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

-ing form of “weed” — clear of weeds

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This book is dedicated to a whole troop of children "across the fruited plain": Tomoko, Willie May, Fei-Kin, Nawamana, Candelaria and Isabell, and to the newest child of all--our little Mary Margaret.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Maybe you've heard about the migrants lately, or have seen pictures of them in the magazines.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading [Cover Illustration: Cars] [Cover Illustration: Hoeing] [Cover Illustration: Picking] [Cover Illustration: Weeding] New York : Friendship Press, c1940 Plans and procedures for using _Across The Fruited Plain_ will be found in "A Junior Teacher's Guide on the Migrants," by E. Mae Young.