Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading 16th 1916.

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From this reading 16th 1916.

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

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

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

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

the month following July and preceding September

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the month following July and preceding September

From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

an administrative unit of government

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

the first light of day

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

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From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

plural of “exile” — a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

the organ of sight

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

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

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

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

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

characteristic of or resembling Hell

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

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

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

goods or money obtained illegally

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

someone who delivers milk

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

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From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

third-person singular of “perceive” — to become aware of through the senses

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

possessive form of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

returning to health after illness or debility

From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

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

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

plural of “shudder” — an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

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 A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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 A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

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

From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

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

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

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From this reading A Tale of the Equator A Narrow Escape The Watch-tower How Plash-Goo Came to the Land of None's Desire The Three Sailors' Gambit The Exiles Club The Three Infernal Jokes Aug.

at the time that

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

in or at the place that

From this reading I do not know where I may be when this preface is read.

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

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading A Tale of London Thirteen at Table The City on Mallington Moor Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn The Bad Old Woman in Black The Bird of the Difficult Eye The Long Porter's Tale The Loot of Loma The Secret of the Sea How Ali Came to the Black Country The Bureau d'Echange de Maux A Story of Land and Sea

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.

produce a literary work

From this reading As I write it in August 1916, I am at Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry, recovering from a slight wound.