1913
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From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My name is Pussy Black-Face, and I am a naughty young kitten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
BLACK-FACE
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From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
COLONIALadjectiveUS /kəˈloʊniəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
etc
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From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
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 Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Pussy Black-Face, and I am a naughty young kitten.
Jane
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From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
Joe
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From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
Joe's
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From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
KittennounUS /ˈkɪtən/
young domestic cat
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
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 Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
engage in
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
Mdccccxiii
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From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
MONTAIGNEnoun
French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592)
From this reading MONTAIGNE.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My name is Pussy Black-Face, and I am a naughty young kitten.
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading My name is Pussy Black-Face, and I am a naughty young kitten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
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 Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
PUSSYnounUS /ˈpʊsi/
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
SIMONDS
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From this reading Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
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 PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
Tilda
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From this reading PUSSY BLACK-FACE or: the Story of a Kitten and Her Friends _A Book for Boys and Girls_ Author of “Beautiful Joe,” “Beautiful Joe's Paradise,” “'Tilda Jane,” etc.
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 Boston ❧ L. C. Page & Company ❧ Mdccccxiii First Impression, May, 1913 Second Impression, June, 1913 THE COLONIAL PRESS C. H. SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
at the time that
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
which person or people
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading My name is Pussy Black-Face, and I am a naughty young kitten.
