Chapter I

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

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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

From this reading _America!

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

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

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From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

a native or inhabitant of Armenia

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

a youthful male person

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

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From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

a young person of either sex

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

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

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

third-person singular of “gain” — obtain

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

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From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

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

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

a landowner

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

a protective covering or structure

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

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From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading IN SUNNY SPAIN _Katharine Lee Bates_ UNDER GREEK SKIES _Julia D. Dragoumis_ A BOY IN EIRINN _Padraic Colum_ THE LAIRD OF GLENTYRE _Emma M. Green_ ELSBETH _Margarethe Müller_ GENEVIÈVE _Laura Spencer Portor_ KATRINKA: The Story of a Russian

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading Cammaerts_ THE CART OF MANY COLORS: A Story of Italy _Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn_ ARCHAG THE LITTLE ARMENIAN Translated from the French of _Charles H. Schnapps_

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita

English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)

From this reading Child _Helen E. Haskell_ TREASURE FLOWER: A Child of Japan _Ruth Gaines_ THE VILLAGE SHIELD: A Story of Mexico _Ruth Gaines_ and _Georgia Willis Read_ A BOY OF BRUGES: A Story of Belgian Child Life _Emile_ and _Tita