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Robert Merry's Museum, Volumes I-II (1841)
Robert Merry's Museum, Volumes I-II (1841)

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Robert Merry's Museum, Volumes I-II (1841) is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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VOLUMES I. II.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME.
FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.
Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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Robert Merry's Museum, Volumes I-II (1841)

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Robert Merry's Museum, Volumes I-II (1841) is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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VOLUMES I. II.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
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INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME.
/ˈɪndeks tuː ðə fɜːrst ˈvɑːljuːm/
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FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.
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Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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Druids noun US /ˈdruːɪdz/

plural of “druid” — a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland

From this reading “Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?”

inclusive adjective US /ˌɪnˈkluːsɪv/

including much or everything; and especially including stated limits

From this reading “FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.”

Kingfisher noun US /ˈkɪŋfɪʃər/

nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish

From this reading “Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?”

Madagascar noun US /ˌmædəˈɡæskər/

a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960

From this reading “Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?”

Napoleon's noun US /nəˈpoʊliənz/

possessive form of “napoleon” — French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

Schoolmates noun US /ˈskuːlmeɪts/

plural of “schoolmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with

From this reading “Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?”

Shetland noun US /ˈʃetlənd/

an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland

From this reading “Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?”

Weavers noun US /ˈwiːvərz/

plural of “weaver” — a craftsman who weaves cloth

From this reading “Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?”

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Humming Birds noun + noun counted as “humming bird”

In this reading “Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?”

Wild Animals adjective + noun counted as “wild animal”

In this reading “Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?”

FIRST VOLUME adjective + noun

In this reading “INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME.”

own Life verb + noun

In this reading “Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?”

Act of verb + particle

In this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.”

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

171

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

172

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

173

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

174

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

178

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

179

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

18

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

181

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

1841

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

187

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188

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189

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19

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

97

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

AbsencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/

the state of being absent

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

AccountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

ActverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

AddressverbUS /ˈædres/

speak to

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

AdventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

AncestrynounUS /ˈænsestri/

the descendants of one individual

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

AnecdotenounUS /ˈænəkdoʊt/

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

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AnimalsnounUS /ˈænəməlz/

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

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AntiquitiesnounUS /ænˈtɪkwətiz/

plural of “antiquity” — the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

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AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

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ArchitecturenounUS /ˈɑːrkətektʃər/

an architectural product or work

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Artist'snounUS /ˈɑːrtəsts/

possessive form of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

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AssnounUS /æs/

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

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AstonishingadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/

surprising greatly

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AttentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

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Beehives

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

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BellsnounUS /belz/

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

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BirdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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BoastfuladjectiveUS /ˈboʊstfəl/

exhibiting self-importance

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BostonnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

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Brocken

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BrusqueadjectiveUS /brʌsk/

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

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BuiltadjectiveUS /bɪlt/

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

ChildnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

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ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

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Clerk'snounUS /klɜːrks/

possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

ComingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

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CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/

the legislature of the United States government

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

ContentmentnounUS /kənˈtentmənt/

happiness with one's situation in life

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CourtnounUS /kɔːrt/

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

CraneverbUS /kreɪn/

stretch (the neck) so as to see better

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CruiseverbUS /kruːz/

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

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CuriousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

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CustomnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/

accepted or habitual practice

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CustomsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/

money collected under a tariff

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

DealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/

method or manner of conduct in relation to others

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

DeathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

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DialoguenounUS /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/

a conversation between two persons

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

DistrictnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

DivernounUS /ˈdaɪvər/

someone who works underwater

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DruidsnounUS /ˈdruːɪdz/

plural of “druid” — a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

Drunkard's

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

EaglesnounUS /ˈiːɡəlz/

plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/

a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

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EnteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

ExperiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

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FamilynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

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FannynounUS /ˈfæni/

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

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FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

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FEBRUARYnounUS /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.

FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME.

FoxnounUS /fɑːks/

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

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FrameverbUS /freɪm/

enclose in or as if in a frame

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FriendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

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FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.

FrostnounUS /frɔːst/

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

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GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

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Goodrich

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

GossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/

light informal conversation for social occasions

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GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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GroomverbUS /ɡruːm/

educate for a future role or function

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

HistorynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

Hogg's

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

HorsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

HousenounUS /haʊs/

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

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

HumanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

HummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/

a humming noise

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

HuntingnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋ/

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

HymnnounUS /hɪm/

a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading VOLUMES I. II.

IInoun

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

From this reading VOLUMES I. II.

ImportancenounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns/

the quality of being important and worthy of note

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

INCLUSIVEadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːsɪv/

including much or everything; and especially including stated limits

From this reading FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.

INDEXnounUS /ˈɪndeks/

a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

From this reading INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME.

IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

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InstinctnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

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JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

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JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

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JULYnounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.

KeepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/

conformity or harmony

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KingfishernounUS /ˈkɪŋfɪʃər/

nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish

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LabornounUS /ˈleɪbər/

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

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lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

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LazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/

moving slowly and gently

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LifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

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likenedverbUS /ˈlaɪkənd/

past form of “liken” — consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

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Logue

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

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LoonnounUS /luːn/

a worthless lazy fellow

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MadagascarnounUS /ˌmædəˈɡæskər/

a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

MannersnounUS /ˈmænərz/

social deportment

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

MassachusettsnounUS /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsəts/

a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

MerryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

MindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

MonthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

MoonnounUS /muːn/

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

MusicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

Napoleon'snounUS /nəˈpoʊliənz/

possessive form of “napoleon” — French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

NightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

NightingalenounUS /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/

European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

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NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

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Obsequies

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

OfficenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

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OriginnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

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OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

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OwlsnounUS /aʊlz/

plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

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OystersnounUS /ˈɔɪstərz/

plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

pagenounUS /peɪdʒ/

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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PatentverbUS /ˈpætənt/

obtain a patent for

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PeachnounUS /piːtʃ/

cultivated in temperate regions

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PelicannounUS /ˈpeləkən/

large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

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PetnounUS /pet/

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

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PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

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PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

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PhilosophicaladjectiveUS /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪkəl/

of or relating to philosophy or philosophers

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PhrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/

plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

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Pilgrim'snounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmz/

possessive form of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

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PlainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

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PoetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/

literature in metrical form

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PonynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/

a range horse of the western United States

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PowersnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

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PresidentnounUS /ˈprezədent/

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

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ProfessionsnounUS /prəˈfeʃənz/

plural of “profession” — the body of people in a learned occupation

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PropertynounUS /ˈprɑːpərti/

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

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QueennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

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Re-entombment

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

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ReadernounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

ReplynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

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RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

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RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

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SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

Sailor'snounUS /ˈseɪlərz/

possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

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SchoolmatesnounUS /ˈskuːlmeɪts/

plural of “schoolmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with

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SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

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SeedsnounUS /siːdz/

plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit

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ShetlandnounUS /ˈʃetlənd/

an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland

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ShowernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/

a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

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SketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/

plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration

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SlyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/

marked by skill in deception

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SociableadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/

inclined to or conducive to companionship with others

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SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

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SongnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

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SpectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

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SpectrenounUS /ˈspektər/

a ghostly appearing figure

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SpringnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

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SteadyverbUS /ˈstedi/

make steady

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StorynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

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

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SunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

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Susan

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

SwallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/

plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

Tea-pot

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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

ThreenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

TortoisenounUS /ˈtɔːrtəs/

usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

TradesnounUS /treɪdz/

plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

TravellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

TravelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

TriflesnounUS /ˈtraɪfəlz/

plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

TrotternounUS /ˈtrɑːtər/

foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

TruthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

VarietiesnounUS /vərˈaɪətiz/

plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

VioletsnounUS /ˈvaɪələts/

plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

VOLUMEnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME.

VOLUMESnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading VOLUMES I. II.

WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

WeaversnounUS /ˈwiːvərz/

plural of “weaver” — a craftsman who weaves cloth

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

WhistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/

make whistling sounds

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

WildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

WonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

WordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

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