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From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
220
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From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
235
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From this reading =WHAT THE FAIRIES THOUGHT= 235 _How the old frog actually laughed!
70
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From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
in actual fact
From this reading =WHAT THE FAIRIES THOUGHT= 235 _How the old frog actually laughed!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
(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 Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
BRIGHTERadjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "LOOK, THERE'S THE CASTLE!"
CHIMNEYSnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
CURLINGnounUS /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
greatly pleased
From this reading Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
FAIRIESnounUS /ˈferiz/
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading =WHAT THE FAIRIES THOUGHT= 235 _How the old frog actually laughed!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
frognounUS /frɑːɡ/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading =WHAT THE FAIRIES THOUGHT= 235 _How the old frog actually laughed!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
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 Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
How
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From this reading =WHAT THE FAIRIES THOUGHT= 235 _How the old frog actually laughed!
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "LOOK, THERE'S THE CASTLE!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
and nothing more
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading =WHAT THE FAIRIES THOUGHT= 235 _How the old frog actually laughed!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "LOOK, THERE'S THE CASTLE!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading =WHAT THE FAIRIES THOUGHT= 235 _How the old frog actually laughed!
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "LOOK, THERE'S THE CASTLE!"
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
PucknounUS /pʌk/
a mischievous sprite of English folklore
From this reading Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true 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 SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
successive (without a break)
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =WHAT THE FAIRIES THOUGHT= 235 _How the old frog actually laughed!
in or at that place or location
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
THERE'S
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From this reading ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE "LOOK, THERE'S THE CASTLE!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading =WHAT THE FAIRIES THOUGHT= 235 _How the old frog actually laughed!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
very small
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
precisely as stated
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading =WHAT THE FAIRIES THOUGHT= 235 _How the old frog actually laughed!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SAID THE KNIGHT, POINTING STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM _Frontispiece_ THERE STOOD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE HOUSE WITH SMOKE CURLING UP FROM ITS CHIMNEYS 70 THE LIGHT GREW BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER 122 AROUND HIM WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TINY FIGURES 220 THIS is a true story.
wonder-child
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From this reading Why George Henry_ was _a wonder-child after all, and why Puck was delighted_.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It all happened through George Henry not believing in the fairies, just as some boys but _very_ few girls would do.
