Chapter I

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

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

present in great quantity

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

using the voice; not silently

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

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

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

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

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

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

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

United States writer of children's books (1856-1919)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

for the reason that

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

give a benediction to

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

(plural) the lay members of a male religious order

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

relating to or characterized by charity

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

a young person of either sex

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

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

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

permission to do something

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

United States journalist (born in England in 1908)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

to stress, single out as important

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

the pleasure felt when having a good time

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

communicated in words

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

your parents

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

inclined or able to forgive and show mercy

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

promote the growth of

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

in a free manner

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

the act of departing

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

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

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

third-person singular of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

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

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

-ing form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

someone who listens attentively

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

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

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

come together

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

the force of workers available

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

a child's room for a baby

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

and nothing more

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

approval to do something

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

past form of “quicken” — move faster

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

possessive form of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

plural of “reprint” — a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

one who is employed to saw wood

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

express in words

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

a glass for beer

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

the act of choosing or selecting

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

plural of “selection” — the act of choosing or selecting

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

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

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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 My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

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

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

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

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

in the direction of

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

the act of using

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Therefore the stories and poems in this volume are arranged in two groups: Part I includes those selections which are simple enough in theme and form to be read by the child; Part II is made up of more complex stories and poems, which the story-teller may read aloud or relate to the young listener.

past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

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

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

at the time that

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

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

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

during the time that

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

which person or people

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Some of the stories and legends will appeal to the child’s interest because they are filled with the spirit of fun and jollity which is always associated with Christmas merrymaking; other selections affirm the spiritual blessings which the birth of the Christ Child brought to the children of men.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays “_I have always thought of Christmas time ... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time ... when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely ...; and I say, God bless it!_” The selections in _Little Folks’ Christmas Stories and Plays_ emphasize the joy expressed by “good will toward men” and the abundant life suggested by “peace on earth.”

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading My thanks are due to the following authors and publishers who have allowed reprints from their works: Maud Lindsay for permission to use “The Promise”; Richard Thomas Wyche for “A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus”; Ruth Sawyer for “The Christmas Kings”; Mrs. Richard Watson Gilder for permission to use the poem, “The Christmas Tree in the Nursery,” by Richard Watson Gilder; Mary Stewart for “The Finding of the Treasure”; Raymond MacDonald Alden for “In the Great Walled Country”; Edmund Vance Cooke for “Going to Meet Santa Claus”; Alma J. Foster for her translation of “Cosette” by Victor Hugo; L. Frank Baum and _The Delineator_ for “Kidnaping Santa Claus”; Emma A. Schaub for her translation of “Christmasland” by Heinrich Seidel; Margaret Deland and Moffat Yard & Company, publishers, for permission to use the poem, “While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night”; Milton Bradley Company for “The Christmas Cake” from _Mother Stories_ by Maud Lindsay; A. Flanagan Company for the selection, “The Stars and the Child,” from _Child’s Christ Tales_ by Andrea Hofer Proudfoot; the Pilgrim Press for “The Visit of the Wishing Man,” from _The City that Never was Reached_ by J. T. Stocking; The Macmillan Company for a selection from _Serapion Brethren_ by E. Th.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The young reader’s enjoyment is enhanced and his interest quickened if he can begin to read his book without the aid of an interpreter.