Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

later than; following

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

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From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

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From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

flying in a balloon

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

extremely deep

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

an ardent follower and admirer

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

a telegram sent abroad

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

the legislature of the United States government

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

a field planted with corn

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

many and different

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

possessive form of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

someone who plays a drum

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

five-toed pachyderm

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

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From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

moving swiftly

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

set up or found

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

an ornamental facade

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

unflinching in battle or action

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

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

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

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From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

move about in a confused manner

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

the middle of the day

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

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From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a wrecked ship (or a part of one)

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

term of address for a man

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

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From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

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From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

the season of growth

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

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From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

of or relating to the theater

From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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From this reading _Frontispiece._ The Lion's Head The Theatrical Ghost The Toll-bridge A Royal Procession An Elephant after Him The Dog's Protector An Elephant Nurse Saving the Artillery-man The Gallant Elephant The French Soldier-Boy On a Bell Fishes found in the Mammoth Cave The Bottomless Pit The Lion's Home

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From this reading The Uncaged Lion A Lion's Dinner A Terrible Companion Off to the Kitchen Blind Man's Buff The Story-Teller In the Cellar Handing round the Apples The Drummer of 1776 The Continental Soldier The Donkey in the Parlor Sir Marmaduke The Giraffe Above the Clouds The Flying Man

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

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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 Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

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From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Parachute--shut The Parachute--open Le Flesseles Bagnolet's Balloon Coming down Roughly A Balloon with Sails and Rudders The Minerva Safe Ballooning Driven out to Sea The Arabian Horse In the Cornfield A Big Mosquito Exactly Noon The Spring The Brook The Mill The Cascade The Great River

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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From this reading Falls of Gavarni The Falls of Zambesi Niagara Fishing with a Net Fishing with a Spear Sponge-Fishing A Pearl Oyster Divers Rough Water The Iceberg The Storm The Shipwreck Water-Spouts A Bit of Cable Hans, the Herb-Gatherer Patsey A Spider at Home The Ant's Arch