Chapter I

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From this reading _Public performing rights given free when 2 or more copies are purchased_ _Tullar-Meredith Co._ 265 West 36th Street New York City Telephoning to Santa Claus Dialogue for Two Little Girls, Ten or Twelve Years Old SCENE—_Sitting room_ (_For telephone use box ten by fifteen inches or larger.

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

From this reading _Public performing rights given free when 2 or more copies are purchased_ _Tullar-Meredith Co._ 265 West 36th Street New York City Telephoning to Santa Claus Dialogue for Two Little Girls, Ten or Twelve Years Old SCENE—_Sitting room_ (_For telephone use box ten by fifteen inches or larger.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Tie skates to muff about one foot apart.

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

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

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

From this reading Shove muff in box first and then skates.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading Tie skates to muff about one foot apart.

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

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

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

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showing who or what does the action

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to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

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

From this reading _Public performing rights given free when 2 or more copies are purchased_ _Tullar-Meredith Co._ 265 West 36th Street New York City Telephoning to Santa Claus Dialogue for Two Little Girls, Ten or Twelve Years Old SCENE—_Sitting room_ (_For telephone use box ten by fifteen inches or larger.

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From this reading _Public performing rights given free when 2 or more copies are purchased_ _Tullar-Meredith Co._ 265 West 36th Street New York City Telephoning to Santa Claus Dialogue for Two Little Girls, Ten or Twelve Years Old SCENE—_Sitting room_ (_For telephone use box ten by fifteen inches or larger.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading _Public performing rights given free when 2 or more copies are purchased_ _Tullar-Meredith Co._ 265 West 36th Street New York City Telephoning to Santa Claus Dialogue for Two Little Girls, Ten or Twelve Years Old SCENE—_Sitting room_ (_For telephone use box ten by fifteen inches or larger.

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

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a conversation between two persons

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a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Have one end fixed like trap door.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Have one end fixed like trap door.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading _Public performing rights given free when 2 or more copies are purchased_ _Tullar-Meredith Co._ 265 West 36th Street New York City Telephoning to Santa Claus Dialogue for Two Little Girls, Ten or Twelve Years Old SCENE—_Sitting room_ (_For telephone use box ten by fifteen inches or larger.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Shove muff in box first and then skates.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading Have one end fixed like trap door.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Tie skates to muff about one foot apart.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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grant freedom to; free from confinement

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plural of “girl” — a young female

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acknowledged as a supposition

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Have one end fixed like trap door.

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

From this reading Shove muff in box first and then skates.

plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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large or big relative to something else

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prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Have one end fixed like trap door.

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

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

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being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

a warm tubular covering for the hands

From this reading Tie skates to muff about one foot apart.

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

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

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touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Have one end fixed like trap door.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

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a raised horizontal surface

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading _Public performing rights given free when 2 or more copies are purchased_ _Tullar-Meredith Co._ 265 West 36th Street New York City Telephoning to Santa Claus Dialogue for Two Little Girls, Ten or Twelve Years Old SCENE—_Sitting room_ (_For telephone use box ten by fifteen inches or larger.

past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

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plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

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the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

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the place where some action occurs

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come into rough contact with while moving

From this reading Shove muff in box first and then skates.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

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plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

From this reading Tie skates to muff about one foot apart.

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

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electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

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-ing form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

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the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading _Public performing rights given free when 2 or more copies are purchased_ _Tullar-Meredith Co._ 265 West 36th Street New York City Telephoning to Santa Claus Dialogue for Two Little Girls, Ten or Twelve Years Old SCENE—_Sitting room_ (_For telephone use box ten by fifteen inches or larger.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

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

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Shove muff in box first and then skates.

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading Tie skates to muff about one foot apart.

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

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a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading Have one end fixed like trap door.

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the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading _Public performing rights given free when 2 or more copies are purchased_ _Tullar-Meredith Co._ 265 West 36th Street New York City Telephoning to Santa Claus Dialogue for Two Little Girls, Ten or Twelve Years Old SCENE—_Sitting room_ (_For telephone use box ten by fifteen inches or larger.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

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in a vertical position; not sloping

From this reading Fix it to an upright that can be moved out on the platform.

the act of using

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

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at the time that

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a late time of life

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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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