Chapter I

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From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

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From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

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From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

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From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

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From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

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From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

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From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

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From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

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

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

later than; following

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

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

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of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

plural of “baboon” — large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

an inhabitant of ancient Babylon

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

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From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

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

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

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food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

an ardent follower and admirer

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

plural of “bug” — general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

an informal form of address for a man

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

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an institution created to conduct business

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acting according to certain accepted standards

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a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

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a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

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From this reading CARL SANDBURG Author of “Rootabaga Stories,” “Slabs of the Sunburnt West,” “Smoke and Steel,” “Chicago Poems,” “Cornhuskers” HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

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past form of “deteriorate” — become worse or disintegrate

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the act of consuming food

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

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headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

adult female chicken

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

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

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

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From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

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

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a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government

From this reading CARL SANDBURG Author of “Rootabaga Stories,” “Slabs of the Sunburnt West,” “Smoke and Steel,” “Chicago Poems,” “Cornhuskers” HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC.

in an irreparable manner or to an irreparable degree

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(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

set down according to a plan

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

the collection of rules imposed by authority

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plural of “lb” — 16 ounces avoirdupois

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an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

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plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CARL SANDBURG Author of “Rootabaga Stories,” “Slabs of the Sunburnt West,” “Smoke and Steel,” “Chicago Poems,” “Cornhuskers” HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC.

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

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

touching and supported by a surface

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

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plural of “pigeon” — wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

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From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

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plural of “product” — commodities offered for sale

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a motley assortment of things

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

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the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another

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(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

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United States writer remembered for his poetry in free verse and his six volume biography of Abraham Lincoln (1878-1967)

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

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

silence (someone) by uttering “shush!”

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

a very tall building with many stories

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

plural of “slab” — block consisting of a thick piece of something

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From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading CARL SANDBURG Author of “Rootabaga Stories,” “Slabs of the Sunburnt West,” “Smoke and Steel,” “Chicago Poems,” “Cornhuskers” HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC.

conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

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an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading CARL SANDBURG Author of “Rootabaga Stories,” “Slabs of the Sunburnt West,” “Smoke and Steel,” “Chicago Poems,” “Cornhuskers” HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC.

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight

From this reading CARL SANDBURG Author of “Rootabaga Stories,” “Slabs of the Sunburnt West,” “Smoke and Steel,” “Chicago Poems,” “Cornhuskers” HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC.

plural of “telegram” — a message transmitted by telegraph

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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

From this reading CARL SANDBURG Author of “Rootabaga Stories,” “Slabs of the Sunburnt West,” “Smoke and Steel,” “Chicago Poems,” “Cornhuskers” HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

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

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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

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

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

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

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inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

two times

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

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

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

plural of “umbrella” — a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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plural of “wedding” — the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams _41_ How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter _49_ How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella _55_

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading CARL SANDBURG Author of “Rootabaga Stories,” “Slabs of the Sunburnt West,” “Smoke and Steel,” “Chicago Poems,” “Cornhuskers” HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Two Stories Told by the Potato Face Blind Man The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice _3_ Slipfoot and How He Nearly Always Never Gets What He Goes After _9_ Two Stories About Bugs and Eggs

during the time that

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

which person or people

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House _19_ Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat _27_ Five Stories About Hatrack the Horse, Six Pigeons, Three Wild Babylonian Baboons, Six Umbrellas, Bozo the Button Buster How Ragbag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins _33_

in the company of; together with

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the ending of a series or sequence

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