12
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From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
14
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From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
16
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From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
20
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From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
21
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From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
24
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From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
25
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From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
36
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From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
40
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From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
41
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From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
45
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From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
49
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From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
53
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From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
57
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From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
59
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From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
6
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From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
60
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From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
63
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From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
64
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From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
9
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From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
how long something has existed
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
(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 "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
in addition
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
AstornounUS /ˈæstər/
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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bagpipesnounUS /ˈbæɡpaɪps/
plural of “bagpipe” — a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
Chinamannoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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coatsnounUS /koʊts/
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
columnsnounUS /ˈkɑːləmz/
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
dellnounUS /del/
a small wooded hollow
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
embankmentnounUS /emˈbæŋkmənt/
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
enclosurenounUS /enˈkloʊʒər/
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
estatesnounUS /ɪˈsteɪts/
plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
exchangesnounUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “exchange” — chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
a social unit living together
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
a young female
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
Glass-put-in
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From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
goatnounUS /ɡoʊt/
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
imposingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/
impressive in appearance
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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JewishadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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a polite name for any woman
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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held dear
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
Mamie
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From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
market-basket
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From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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not any; not one
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
make a painting
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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playsnounUS /pleɪz/
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
plunks
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From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
exert pressure or force to or upon
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pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
randomadjectiveUS /ˈrændəm/
lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
scrambleverbUS /ˈskræmbəl/
to move hurriedly
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
shawlnounUS /ʃɔːl/
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
stalksnounUS /stɔːks/
plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
not in physical motion
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
stripsnounUS /strɪps/
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
sweaternounUS /ˈswetər/
a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
in or at that place or location
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
precisely as stated
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
in or at the place that
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
a Caucasian
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
which person or people
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
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 "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
the words that are spoken
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading "_A few of the old family estates were kept up after a fashion_" 40 "_A random goat of poverty_" 41 "_The paint works that had paid for its building_" 45 "_A mansion imposing still in spite of age_" 49 "_She wound the great, tall, white columns with these strips_" 53
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "_The old lady sat down and wrote that letter_" 6 "_Sometimes a woman with a shawl over her head * * * exchanges a few words with him_" 9 "_And down in the big, red chair big sister plunks little sister_" 12 "_Then there is Mamie, the pretty girl in the window_" 14
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_And plays on the Italian bagpipes_" 16 "_A Jewish sweater with coats on his shoulder_" 20 "_Glass-put-in man_" 21 "_Poor woman with market-basket_" 21 "_A Chinaman who stalks on with no expression at all_" 24 "_The children are dancing_" 25 "_The girl you loved was * * * really grown up and too old for you_" 36
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "_Here also was a certain dell_" 57 "_The railroad embankment beyond which lay the pretty, blue Hudson_" 59 "_The wreck of the woods where I used to scramble_" 60 "_A little enclosure that is called a park_" 63 "_It was a very pretty young lady who opened the door_" 64
