Chapter I

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From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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From this reading 5 vols.

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

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

(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 _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

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

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

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

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

confined by bonds

From this reading The new edition is from new plates, with all the original illustrations by Reginald B. Birch, is bound in a handsome new cover.

United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading The new edition is from new plates, with all the original illustrations by Reginald B. Birch, is bound in a handsome new cover.

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From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading The new edition is from new plates, with all the original illustrations by Reginald B. Birch, is bound in a handsome new cover.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

an excessively polite and well-dressed boy

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The new edition is from new plates, with all the original illustrations by Reginald B. Birch, is bound in a handsome new cover.

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From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

hold firmly

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading The new edition is from new plates, with all the original illustrations by Reginald B. Birch, is bound in a handsome new cover.

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

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

plural of “illustrator” — an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

clear or deep perception of a situation

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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

From this reading The new edition is from new plates, with all the original illustrations by Reginald B. Birch, is bound in a handsome new cover.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

an indefinitely short time

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

not any; not one

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

plural of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading The new edition is from new plates, with all the original illustrations by Reginald B. Birch, is bound in a handsome new cover.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

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From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

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

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

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

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

plural of “story” — 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 "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

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

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

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From this reading 5 vols.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Two Little Pilgrims' Progress," "Piccino and Other Child Stories," "Giovanni and the Other," "Sara Crewe," and "Little Saint Elizabeth and other Stories" (in one volume).

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Each 12mo $1.25.= A writer in the _Boston Post_ has said of Mrs. Burnett: "She has a beauty of imagination and a spiritual insight into the meditations of childhood which are within the grasp of no other writer for children,"--and these five volumes would indeed be difficult to match in child literature.

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

From this reading _CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS._ Scribner's New Books for the Young =With all the original Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch.