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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
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From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
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From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
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From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
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From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
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From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
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From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
2
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
5
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
(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 _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
AtticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
BentonnounUS /ˈbentən/
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
BethnounUS /beθ/
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
containingverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
a social unit living together
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
Four-Story
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From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
Gata
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
Gone-Away
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
Holt
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From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
honestlyadverbUS /ˈɑːnəstli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading You mean honestly?
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
HousekeepingnounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
huggingnounUS /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
Joe
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From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
Krush
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From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
Librans
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From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
Melendy
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From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
MontgomerynounUS /mɑːntˈɡʌmri/
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
Portia
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From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
free from harm or evil
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
Rinehart
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From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
Identical; not different.
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
SaturdaysnounUS /ˈsætərdiz/
plural of “saturday” — the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
Sheep-Lady's
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From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
ShellnounUS /ʃel/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
Spiderweb
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From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
ThimblenounUS /ˈθɪmbəl/
as much as a thimble will hold
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Daddy, you mean you really, really, really _did_?" cried Portia Blake, hugging her father around the middle and at the same time jumping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
VictorsnounUS /ˈvɪktərz/
plural of “victor” — a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
Winston
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From this reading _Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush_ _The Four-Story Mistake_ _The Melendy Family_ (containing _The Saturdays_, _The Four-Story Mistake_, and _Then There Were Five_) _The Saturdays_ _Spiderweb for Two_ _Then There Were Five_ _Thimble Summer_ _The Sea Is All Around_ (published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston)
hope for; have a wish
From this reading _For Peter Montgomery Benton and his sister Gata_ _Contents_ 1 _A Wish Come True_ 2 _Return to Gone-Away_ 3 _The House_ 4 _The Victors_ 5 _The Sheep-Lady's Secret_ 6 _The House of Astonishment_ 7 _Another Beginning_ 8 _Gone-Away Housekeeping_ 9 _The Attic_ 10 _The Rescue Shell_
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 11 _The Hot Spell_ 12 _The Plan_ 13 _The Night of the Full Moon_ 14 _Advice to Librans_ 15 _The Safe_ 16 _A New Old Name_ _Return to Gone-Away_ _A Wish Come True_ "You mean really?
