Chapter I

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From this reading _Each large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, per volume, $1.65_ Queen Hildegarde Hildegarde’s Holiday Hildegarde’s Home Hildegarde’s Neighbors Hildegarde’s Harvest Three Margarets Margaret Montfort Peggy Rita Fernley House The Merryweathers _The above eleven volumes boxed as a set, $18.15_ THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

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

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higher than, or over, something

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Having no one else present.

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

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

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

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

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in or near a particular place or position

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading First Impression, August, 1920 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.

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

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance

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the past participle of “be”

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

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

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enclosed in or set off by a border or box

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emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading First Impression, August, 1920 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

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an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading First Impression, August, 1920 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.

of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

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an institution created to conduct business

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serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

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past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

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

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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

being one more than ten

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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 TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

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From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

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From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

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

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

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From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

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where you live at a particular time

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a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

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

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past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

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a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

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

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

having inhabitants; lived in

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

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From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

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From this reading _Each large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, per volume, $1.65_ Queen Hildegarde Hildegarde’s Holiday Hildegarde’s Home Hildegarde’s Neighbors Hildegarde’s Harvest Three Margarets Margaret Montfort Peggy Rita Fernley House The Merryweathers _The above eleven volumes boxed as a set, $18.15_ THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

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a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

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a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

an indefinitely short time

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an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)

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a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

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not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

and nothing more

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading _Each large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, per volume, $1.65_ Queen Hildegarde Hildegarde’s Holiday Hildegarde’s Home Hildegarde’s Neighbors Hildegarde’s Harvest Three Margarets Margaret Montfort Peggy Rita Fernley House The Merryweathers _The above eleven volumes boxed as a set, $18.15_ THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

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From this reading _Each large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, per volume, $1.65_ Queen Hildegarde Hildegarde’s Holiday Hildegarde’s Home Hildegarde’s Neighbors Hildegarde’s Harvest Three Margarets Margaret Montfort Peggy Rita Fernley House The Merryweathers _The above eleven volumes boxed as a set, $18.15_ THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

for each

From this reading _Each large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, per volume, $1.65_ Queen Hildegarde Hildegarde’s Holiday Hildegarde’s Home Hildegarde’s Neighbors Hildegarde’s Harvest Three Margarets Margaret Montfort Peggy Rita Fernley House The Merryweathers _The above eleven volumes boxed as a set, $18.15_ THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading First Impression, August, 1920 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

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From this reading _Each large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, per volume, $1.65_ Queen Hildegarde Hildegarde’s Holiday Hildegarde’s Home Hildegarde’s Neighbors Hildegarde’s Harvest Three Margarets Margaret Montfort Peggy Rita Fernley House The Merryweathers _The above eleven volumes boxed as a set, $18.15_ THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading First Impression, August, 1920 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

an educational institution

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

put into a certain place or abstract location

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United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

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

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

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From this reading First Impression, August, 1920 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

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From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

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 “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

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having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

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From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

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

From this reading _Each large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, per volume, $1.65_ Queen Hildegarde Hildegarde’s Holiday Hildegarde’s Home Hildegarde’s Neighbors Hildegarde’s Harvest Three Margarets Margaret Montfort Peggy Rita Fernley House The Merryweathers _The above eleven volumes boxed as a set, $18.15_ THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _Each large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, per volume, $1.65_ Queen Hildegarde Hildegarde’s Holiday Hildegarde’s Home Hildegarde’s Neighbors Hildegarde’s Harvest Three Margarets Margaret Montfort Peggy Rita Fernley House The Merryweathers _The above eleven volumes boxed as a set, $18.15_ THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading “The Hildegarde-Margaret Series,” “Captain January,” “Melody,” “Five Minute Stories,” “Mrs. Tree,” “Geoffrey Strong,” etc.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading First Impression, August, 1920 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.

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From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading _Each large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, per volume, $1.65_ Queen Hildegarde Hildegarde’s Holiday Hildegarde’s Home Hildegarde’s Neighbors Hildegarde’s Harvest Three Margarets Margaret Montfort Peggy Rita Fernley House The Merryweathers _The above eleven volumes boxed as a set, $18.15_ THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading _Each large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated, per volume, $1.65_ Queen Hildegarde Hildegarde’s Holiday Hildegarde’s Home Hildegarde’s Neighbors Hildegarde’s Harvest Three Margarets Margaret Montfort Peggy Rita Fernley House The Merryweathers _The above eleven volumes boxed as a set, $18.15_ THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

at the time that

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

in the company of; together with

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.

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

From this reading (Only, as Soeur Séraphine said, Honor would never be wholly alone so long as the earth was inhabited.) Six of the twelve years had been spent at school in Vevay, at the Pension Madeleine, the only home she knew.

a late time of life

From this reading TO ELIZABETH SHAW WITH MUCH LOVE Honor Bright was twelve years old when her parents died, and left her alone in the world.