100
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From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
112
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From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
122
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From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
126
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From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
129
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From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
138
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154
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16
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From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
22
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From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
34
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From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
40
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55
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59
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From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
73
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78
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From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
86
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From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
9
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From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
91
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From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
buffetedadjectiveUS /bəˈfeɪd/
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
cunningest
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From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
defileverb
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
dollsnounUS /dɑːlz/
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
Ellen
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From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
at any time
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
gandernounUS /ˈɡændər/
mature male goose
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
gander's
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From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
genienounUS /ˈdʒiː.ni/
A magical spirit of immense power, often confined within an oil lamp or ring and bound to serve its master.
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
a young female
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
goatnounUS /ɡoʊt/
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
GoosenounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
hissedverbUS /hɪst/
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
the act of retaining something
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
how
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From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
and nothing more
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
knockernoun
(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
oddlyadverbUS /ˈɑːdli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
piercinglyadverb
extremely and sharply
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
in the near future
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
a strong line
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
cut with a saw
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
move stealthily
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
spoonnounUS /spuːn/
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
not in physical motion
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
TimidlyadverbUS /ˈtɪmədli/
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
displeasing to the senses
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Spread its wings and flew up over his head" _page_ 86 "The slaves threw themselves down before her" _face page_ 91 "A terrible black genie appeared before her" _page_ 100 "Ellen climbed upon the gander's back and she then could just reach the knocker" _page_ 112
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
precisely as stated
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ellen thought they were the cunningest little things for dolls that she had ever seen" _page_ 34 "As her eyes grew used to the gloom she saw a very large and very ugly goat" _page_ 40 "The gander and Ellen began to let the rope slip" _face page_ 55
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
a Caucasian
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then away he flew toward the dark line of forest" _Frontispiece_ "Ellen stood at the nursery window" _page_ 9 "Presently she shaded her eyes with her hand and looked up at the sky" _page_ 16 "Mother Goose told her how to do it" _page_ 22
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading "There stood a little dwarf holding a great wooden spoon" _page_ 59 "It beat and buffeted them with its wings and hissed so piercingly in their ears that they did not know what was after them" _face page_ 73 "Close to her was an enormous gray wolf" _page_ 78
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "Ellen raised the horn to her lips and blew" _page_ 122 "Still he kept whispering in its ear" _page_ 126 "An enormous dragon lay stretched in a rocky defile" _page_ 129 "She saw a tall man oddly dressed in green and yellow" _page_ 138 "Timidly the little girl took the white hand" _face page_ 154
