Chapter I

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From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

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

From this reading Did I ever tell you that I cared for my father's Chickens when I was a little girl?

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading That was one of my duties, and the most pleasant of all.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

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

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading Did I ever tell you that I cared for my father's Chickens when I was a little girl?

plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

dearly loved

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did I ever tell you that I cared for my father's Chickens when I was a little girl?

plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading That was one of my duties, and the most pleasant of all.

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

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

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

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

at any time

From this reading Did I ever tell you that I cared for my father's Chickens when I was a little girl?

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Did I ever tell you that I cared for my father's Chickens when I was a little girl?

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

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

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

a young female

From this reading Did I ever tell you that I cared for my father's Chickens when I was a little girl?

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

From this reading See http://

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

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

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

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

used to form the superlative

From this reading That was one of my duties, and the most pleasant of all.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

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

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That was one of my duties, and the most pleasant of all.

many times at short intervals

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading That was one of my duties, and the most pleasant of all.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading That was one of my duties, and the most pleasant of all.

a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See http://

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

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

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

express in words

From this reading Did I ever tell you that I cared for my father's Chickens when I was a little girl?

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

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

From this reading That was one of my duties, and the most pleasant of all.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

in or at that place or location

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

coming next after the twenty-second in position

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

up to a particular time

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

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

From this reading Did I ever tell you that I cared for my father's Chickens when I was a little girl?

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

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

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

at the time that

From this reading Did I ever tell you that I cared for my father's Chickens when I was a little girl?

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was not until I was older that I became acquainted with Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys, and I always wish that I might have lived on a poultry farm like the one of which I have written, for then I could have learned much more than I did.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

the act of creating written works

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

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 New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton and Company 31 West Twenty-Third Street My Dear Little Readers:--I have often wondered why there were not more stories written about Chickens and their friends, and now I am glad that there have been so few, for I have greatly enjoyed writing some for you.