Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading Thomas Bulfinch was a native of Boston, Mass., where he was born in 1796.

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

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personal knowledge or information about someone or something

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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

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how long something has existed

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a native or inhabitant of the United States

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

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a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

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

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

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earlier than; in front of

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plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something

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Bound written or printed works.

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brought into existence

From this reading Thomas Bulfinch was a native of Boston, Mass., where he was born in 1796.

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

From this reading Thomas Bulfinch was a native of Boston, Mass., where he was born in 1796.

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

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to be able to, or to be allowed to

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the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

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an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

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a creation of the highest excellence

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

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the act of drawing spatially closer to something

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come or bring to a finish or an end

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carefully weighed

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close interaction

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From this reading "The Age of Fable" has come to be ranked with older books like "Pilgrim's Progress," "Gulliver's Travels," "The Arabian Nights," "Robinson Crusoe," and five or six other productions of world-wide renown as a work with which every one must claim some acquaintance before his education can be called really complete.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

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the state of being unsure of something

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

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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

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the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

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profound scholarly knowledge

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all the members of a group, with none left out

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a deliberately false or improbable account

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the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

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recently made, produced, or harvested

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

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

From this reading Thomas Bulfinch was a native of Boston, Mass., where he was born in 1796.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

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

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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used when the thing doing the action is also its object

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the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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prefer or wish to do something

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the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

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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

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

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used to say something is possible, or to give permission

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plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

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a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

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characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Thomas Bulfinch was a native of Boston, Mass., where he was born in 1796.

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

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Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

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not any; not one

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an announcement containing information about an event

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amounting to a large indefinite number

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

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characterized by extreme care and great effort

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continuing forever or indefinitely

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reading carefully with intent to remember

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possessive form of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

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give an exhibition of to an interested audience

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with considerable certainty; without much doubt

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plural of “production” — the act or process of producing something

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gradual improvement or growth or development

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arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

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plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

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in accordance with truth or fact or reality

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recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

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past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

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the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

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English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

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A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

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the quality of being significant

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from a time in the past until now

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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

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

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the place where something begins, where it springs into being

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plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

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past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use

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

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

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

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plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

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

From this reading Thomas Bulfinch was a native of Boston, Mass., where he was born in 1796.

in or at the place that

From this reading Thomas Bulfinch was a native of Boston, Mass., where he was born in 1796.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

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belonging to which person

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

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used to talk about the future, or about willingness

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in the company of; together with

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not having, not using, or not accompanied by

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

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involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

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a late time of life

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but in spite of that

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