used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
ALL-TIMEadjectiveUS /ˌɔːlˈtaɪm/
unsurpassed in some respect up to the present
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
confined by bonds
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a youthful male person
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
BROWNIEnounUS /ˈbraʊni/
a junior Girl Scout
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were very poor, but they were very merry.
showing who or what does the action
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the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
COLEnounUS /koʊl/
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
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a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
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an institution created to conduct business
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
CURDIE
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absence of light or illumination
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
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 By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
DRAWINGSnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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EDMUND
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eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
EMMA
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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
FLANDERSnounUS /ˈflændərz/
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
gardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading Tasso was a gardener.
GARRETT
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GELLIBRAND
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soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
GOATnounUS /ɡoʊt/
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
GOBLINnounUS /ˈɡɑːblɪn/
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
HomernounUS /ˈhoʊmər/
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
illustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
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
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JOHANNA
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
KIRKnounUS /kɜːrk/
a Scottish church
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
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 By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
laboriousadjectiveUS /ləˈbɔːriəs/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
a boy or man
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
LAMEnounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
LIPPINCOTT
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
LOUISA
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
MACDONALD
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading They were very poor, but they were very merry.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
MONI
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
MOUFFLOU
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
MOUFFLOU'S
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
MULOCK
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From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
NÜRNBERG
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
OUIDA
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
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 By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
PHILADELPHIAnounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They were very poor, but they were very merry.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
RAMÉ
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
SelectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
SimplifiedverbUS /ˈsɪmpləfaɪd/
inflected form of “simplify” — make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
SPYRI
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From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
make square
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
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 By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
STOVEnounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
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 Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
TassonounUS /ˈtæsoʊ/
Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
tastefullyadverbUS /ˈteɪstfəli/
with taste; in a tasteful manner
From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Each beautifully illustrated in color and tastefully bound THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE By MISS MULOCK THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE By MISS MULOCK J. COLE By EMMA GELLIBRAND ALL-TIME TALES Selected.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were very poor, but they were very merry.
tumble-downadjective
in deplorable condition
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
precisely as stated
From this reading They were very poor, but they were very merry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
WONDERLANDnounUS /ˈwʌndərlænd/
a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
From this reading By Homer P. and Elizabeth Lewis MONI THE GOAT BOY By JOHANNA SPYRI THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN By GEORGE MACDONALD THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE By GEORGE MACDONALD AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND By GEORGE MACDONALD Simplified by Elizabeth Lewis WONDERLAND STORIES Selected THE NÜRNBERG STOVE By OUIDA A DOG OF FLANDERS By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES By OUIDA MOUFFLOU AND OTHER STORIES BY LOUISA DE LA RAMÉ (OUIDA) _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR BY_ MARIA L. KIRK _AND PEN DRAWINGS BY_ EDMUND H. GARRETT PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. MOUFFLOU’S masters were some boys and girls.
a late time of life
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading They lived in an old, dark, tumble-down place, and their father had been dead five years; their mother’s care was all they knew; and Tasso was the eldest of them all, a lad of nearly twenty, and he was so kind, so good, so laborious, so cheerful, and so gentle, that the children all younger than he adored him.
