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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
145
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
160
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
168
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
174
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
32
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
67
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
ablutionnounUS /əˈbluːʃən/
the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
alder-bushes
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From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
AliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
Blasphemious
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
busiestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪziəst/
superlative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
ChevaliernounUS /ˌʃevəˈlɪr/
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
Claude's
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
cleanlyadverbUS /ˈkliːnli/
smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
rid of obstructions
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
CovenounUS /koʊv/
a small inlet
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
dipverbUS /dɪp/
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
Don't
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
EdennounUS /ˈiːdən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
Edgewood
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
farmersnounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
coins made of gold
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
destroyed or killed
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
only a very short time before
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
He's
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
HidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
Housebreakingnoun
trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
temporary military shelter
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
I'll
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
Jackstrawsnoun
a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
Kennebec
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
Maude
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
Pinchbecknoun
an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
PinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"
River-Bank
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
Saco
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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
express in words
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
SerpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
She's
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From this reading Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"
SmartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
express in speech
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
stone'snounUS /stoʊnz/
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
Swearin
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From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
swimming-hole
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From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
carry out
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
TakenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
in or at that place or location
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
propel through the air
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
up to a particular time
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
toiletnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
TurquoisenounUS /ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz/
a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
From this reading The Pine And The Rose 1 Old Kennebec 13 The Edgewood "Drive" 28 "Blasphemious Swearin'" 40 The Game Of Jackstraws 50 Hearts And Other Hearts 67 The Little House 81 The Garden Of Eden 93 The Serpent 102 The Turquoise Ring 114 Gold And Pinchbeck 135 A Country Chevalier 145 Housebreaking 160 The Dream Room 168
Turrible
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
TwinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rose O' The River Frontispiece "She's Up!"
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
WatermannounUS /ˈwɔːtərmən/
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
Waterman'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərmənz/
possessive form of “waterman” — someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
in or at the place that
From this reading THE PINE AND THE ROSE It was not long after sunrise, and Stephen Waterman, fresh from his dip in the river, had scrambled up the hillside from the hut in the alder-bushes where he had made his morning toilet.
Wiley
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From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
WillownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading An early ablution of this sort was not the custom of the farmers along the banks of the Saco, but the Waterman house was hardly a stone's throw from the water, and there was a clear, deep swimming-hole in the Willow Cove that would have tempted the busiest man, or the least cleanly, in York County.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 6 "He's A Turrible Smart Driver" 20 He Had Certainly "Taken Chances" 32 In A Twinkling He Was In The Water 64 "Rose, I'll Take You Safely" 76 Hiding Her Face As He Flung It Down The River-Bank 116 She Had Gone With Maude To Claude's Store 128 "As Long As Stephen Waterman's Alive, Rose Wiley Can Have Him" 158 "Don't Speak, Stephen, Till You Hear What I Have To Say" 174
