Chapter I

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From this reading BROCKPORT, _June, 1883_.

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From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

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From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

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

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

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

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

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

From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

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From this reading BROCKPORT, _June, 1883_.

a pass between mountain peaks

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

dearly loved

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

-ing form of “distribute” — administer or bestow, as in small portions

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

a young female

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

a university in Massachusetts

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

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From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

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

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

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

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

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

From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

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From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading BROCKPORT, _June, 1883_.

and nothing more

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

a small natural hill

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

the literary culture

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

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

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

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From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

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From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

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

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

not any; not one

From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

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 JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

the person in charge of a post office

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

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From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

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From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

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

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

a male human offspring

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

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 JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

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

From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

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

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

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

From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

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

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

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From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

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

From this reading The morning mail for Merrivale had just arrived, and the postmaster was distributing the letters.

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

which person or people

From this reading JULIE P. SMITH, OF HARTFORD, CONN., I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF QUEENIE, IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR LITTLE GIRL WHO SLEEPS AMONG THE NEW ENGLAND HILLS.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

water travel for pleasure

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading As published in the NEW YORK WEEKLY, Vol. 35, No. 31 _Queenie Hetherton._ TO MRS.

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

From this reading Col. Rossiter, who lived in the large stone house on the Knoll, had two; one from his wife, who, with his two daughters, was spending the summer at Martha’s Vineyard, and one from his son Philip, a young graduate from Harvard, who had been off on a yachting excursion, and was coming home for a few days before joining his mother and sisters at the sea-side.