Chapter I

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From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

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From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

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From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

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From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

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From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

a line of approach

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Get away!

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

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

plural of “bump” — a lump on the body caused by a blow

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Oh, Jack! do let her go!

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From this reading I'll make you if you don't!"

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

the motion made by flapping up and down

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Get away!

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Oh, Jack! do let her go!

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading "Oh, Jack! do let her go!

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From this reading I'll make you if you don't!"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I'll make you if you don't!"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

a small worthless amount

From this reading "Oh, Jack! do let her go!

inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Oh, Jack! do let her go!

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

engage in

From this reading I'll make you if you don't!"

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

a slight but appreciable amount

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

not divisible by two

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, Jack! do let her go!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

likely but not certain to be or become true or real

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

the place where some action occurs

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

make square

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

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From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

in the direction of

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

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From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

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

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

in the company of; together with

From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading _Author of "Probable Sons," "The Odd One," etc._ New York Chicago Toronto FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street W London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street "The birds were screeching and fluttering their wings" title "Good gracious!" he ejaculated "what a scene" 2 "Are these my little pupils"?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I'll make you if you don't!"

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From this reading 22 "Bumps knelt down" 60 "There's my mite towards it" 164 "You're trespassers and thieves" 192 "WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THEM?"