1921
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From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
1925
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From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
1926
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From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
1930
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From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I really think you'd run a mile To get away from work."
BLOWSnounUS /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
DUTTON
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From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I really think you'd run a mile To get away from work."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
INCnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
JANE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
march in a procession
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
Matilda
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From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
Matilda's
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From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
Mattie
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From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I really think you'd run a mile To get away from work."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
and nothing more
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
printingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I really think you'd run a mile To get away from work."
Reprovinglyadverb
in a reproving or reproachful manner
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I really think you'd run a mile To get away from work."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
shirkverbUS /ʃɜːrk/
avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
sulkedverbUS /sʌlkt/
past form of “sulk” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I really think you'd run a mile To get away from work."
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading So spoke Matilda's mother Reprovingly one day, But Mattie only shrugged and sulked And turned her face away.
in or at the place that
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading AUTHOR OF "CARELESS JANE AND OTHER TALES," "WHERE THE WIND BLOWS," "FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS," ETC.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I really think you'd run a mile To get away from work."
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 NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _First printing_ _September, 1921_ _Second printing_ _September, 1925_ _Third printing_ _March, 1926_ _Fourth printing_ _July, 1930_ "I FEEL ashamed Matilda To see you such a shirk!
you'd
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From this reading I really think you'd run a mile To get away from work."
