Chapter XV

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

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

affected manners intended to impress others

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

(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 One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

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

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

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

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

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

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

plural of “bug” — general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

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

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

not characterized by emotion

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

make or cause to be or to become

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

the time when something ends

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

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

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

at any time

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

a social unit living together

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

capable of arousing and holding the attention

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

something regarded with special favor or liking

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

plural of “favorite” — something regarded with special favor or liking

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

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From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

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From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

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From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

sing with closed lips

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

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From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

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

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

third-person singular of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

set up for use

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

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

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

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

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

a daughter of your brother or sister

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

a compound lever used to crack nuts open

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

and nothing more

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

plural of “rover” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

an educational institution

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

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

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

the act of closing something

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

a male human offspring

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

produce a mottled effect

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

plural of “spider” — predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

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 Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

plural of “tale” — 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 Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

the profession of a teacher

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading Aunt Esther’s wonderful power in telling stories about animals, nineteen in a row on rats only, seems to have been handed down to her clever niece.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

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

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

in or at that place or location

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

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

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

to the highest extent

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

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

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

plural of “toad” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.

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From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

up to a particular time

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

precisely as stated

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

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

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

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

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

at the time that

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

in or at the place that

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

which person or people

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

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 there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One of these, being very fond of animals and bugs of all kinds, used to bring her favorites and install them in the desk, shutting down the wide cover as a door to their prison until she should get a chance to show them to her best-loved teacher, Miss Harriet Beecher, who could look unappalled into the desk with its nests of spiders or its families of toads, for there was not a creature that God could create that Harriet did not love.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading Then there is her book called “Queer Little People,” where she tells tales about the Nutcracker family of Nutcracker Lodge, about _Tip-top_, _Toddy_, and _Speckle_ of the Robin family, about that fascinating _Hum_, son of _Buz_, the humming-bird that was blown in at the window on a chilly day at the seashore, about the _Squirrels_ that lived in a house, about the _Mrs. Magpie_ that put on such airs and could not be cut, and about all the congregation of _Carlos_ and _Rovers_ and _Princes_, including the wonderful high-bred _Giglio_ who was destined to an early demise, and the aristocratic Italian dog _Florence_ who as they were one day riding along through the streets of Rome barked a familiar greeting to the Pope.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading UNCONSCIOUS PREPARATION FOR A WORK When Mrs. Stowe was teaching in the Hartford School she was not without pupils that were full of mischief.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading Nearly every novel that she ever wrote includes in its characters some favorite dog or cat; they were characters, too, for they were as different and as individual as people.