1870
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From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
1871
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1898
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1899
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1912
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1913
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
Avery
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Baker'snounUS /ˈbeɪkərz/
possessive form of “baker” — someone who bakes commercially
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
BAUDELAIREnoun
a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867)
From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
C'est
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
CalvinnounUS /ˈkælvən/
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
choses
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
Clara
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From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
ClemensnounUS /ˈklemənz/
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
copyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
dans
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
dieu
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
du
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
Dudley
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From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
Dutton
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From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
empirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
essaynounUS /eˈseɪ/
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
est-il
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
familier
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
fée
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
Gabrilowitsch
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From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
HarpernounUS /ˈhɑːrpər/
someone who plays the harp
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
Hopwood
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HoughtonnounUS /ˈhɔːtən/
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
IlnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
inspireverbUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪr/
heighten or intensify
From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
InvasionnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
juge
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
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 Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
l'esprit
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
lagsnounUS /læɡz/
plural of “lag” — the act of slowing down or falling behind
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
lieunounUS /luː/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
Mifflin
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From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
Osgood
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From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
Peut-être
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
literature in metrical form
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
préside
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
PsychicaladjectiveUS /ˈsaɪkɪkəl/
affecting or influenced by the human mind
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
PublishingnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
RoughingverbUS /ˈrʌfɪŋ/
-ing form of “rough” — prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
a male human offspring
From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
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 _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
Susan
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From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PREFACE In the essay and especially in poetry the cat has become a favourite subject, but in fiction it must be admitted that he lags considerably behind the dog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _These stories I have collected to amuse Avery Hopwood_ E. P. Dutton and Co., for _A Psychical Invasion_, from _John Silence_.
Toutes
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From this reading _C'est l'esprit familier du lieu; Il juge, il préside, il inspire Toutes choses dans son empire; Peut-être est-il fée, est-il dieu._ CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
TwainnounUS /tweɪn/
two items of the same kind
From this reading Harper and Brothers and the Mark Twain Estate for _Dick Baker's Cat_, from _Roughing It_ (copyright 1871-1899 by the American Publishing Co.; copyright 1899 by Samuel L. Clemens; copyright 1913 by Clara Gabrilowitsch).
WarnernounUS /ˈwɔːrnər/
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading Houghton Mifflin Co., for _Calvin_, from _My Summer in a Garden_ (copyright 1870 by Fields, Osgood and Co.; copyright 1898 by Charles Dudley Warner; copyright 1912 by Susan Lee Warner).
