Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915," "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916," ETC.

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From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915," "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916," ETC.

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From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

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From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

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From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

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

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

plural of “acknowledgment” — the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading Acknowledgments are specially due to _The Boston Evening Transcript_ and _The Bookman_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in their pages.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

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

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

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

From this reading Acknowledgments are specially due to _The Boston Evening Transcript_ and _The Bookman_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in their pages.

having help; often used as a combining form

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915," "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916," ETC.

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Acknowledgments are specially due to _The Boston Evening Transcript_ and _The Bookman_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in their pages.

a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading Acknowledgments are specially due to _The Boston Evening Transcript_ and _The Bookman_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in their pages.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a hazard on a golf course

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a social or business visitor

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a period of 100 years

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

growing or occurring in many parts of the world

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

crowd or pack to capacity

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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 To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading Acknowledgments are specially due to _The Boston Evening Transcript_ and _The Bookman_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in their pages.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915," "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916," ETC.

plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915," "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916," ETC.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

give expression to

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

United States novelist; author of several popular novels (1887-1968)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

about to be mentioned or specified

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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following the third position; number four in a countable series

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a state of high honor

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

possessive form of “greene” — English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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 To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

someone who plays the harp

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

possessive form of “harper” — someone who plays the harp

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

plural of “holder” — a holding device

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

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

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

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

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

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the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

possessive form of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading Acknowledgments are specially due to _The Boston Evening Transcript_ and _The Bookman_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in their pages.

the sound of laughing

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

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

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

with respect to material aspects

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a form of address for a man

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

not one, and not any

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915," "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916," ETC.

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

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

a person who does not acknowledge your god

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Acknowledgments are specially due to _The Boston Evening Transcript_ and _The Bookman_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in their pages.

a course of conduct

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

plural of “peer” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

approval to do something

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

United States philosopher (1876-1957)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

pertaining to or consisting of pictures

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading Acknowledgments are specially due to _The Boston Evening Transcript_ and _The Bookman_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in their pages.

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

possessing material wealth

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915," "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916," ETC.

coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

in a special manner

From this reading Acknowledgments are specially due to _The Boston Evening Transcript_ and _The Bookman_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in their pages.

United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

English writer (1672-1729)

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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 EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915," "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916," ETC.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915," "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916," ETC.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Acknowledgments are specially due to _The Boston Evening Transcript_ and _The Bookman_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in their pages.

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

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

which person or people

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

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From this reading Fourth printing, January, 1919 Fifth printing, September, 1919 Sixth printing, August, 1920 Seventh printing, August, 1921 WILBUR DANIEL STEELE BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Grateful acknowledgment for permission to include the stories and other material in this volume is made to the following authors, editors, publishers, and copyright holders:

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete:

plural of “wreath” — flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

From this reading To The Pictorial Review Company and Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock for permission to reprint "The Excursion," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Century Company and Mr. Thomas Beer for permission to reprint "Onnie," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Maxwell Struthers Burt for permission to reprint "A Cup of Tea," first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Francis Buzzell for permission to reprint "Lonely Places," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mr. Irvin S. Cobb for permission to reprint "Boys Will Be Boys," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to Harper and Brothers and Mr. Charles Caldwell Dobie for permission to reprint "Laughter," first published in _Harper's Magazine_; to The Century Company and Mr. H. G. Dwight for permission to reprint "The Emperor of Elam," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to The Metropolitan Magazine Company and Miss Edna Ferber for permission to reprint "The Gay Old Dog," first published in _The Metropolitan Magazine_; to The Atlantic Monthly Company and Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould for permission to reprint "The Knight's Move," first published in _The Atlantic Monthly_; to The Crowell Publishing Company, the editor of _Every Week_, and Mrs. George Cram Cook for permission to reprint "A Jury of Her Peers," by Susan Glaspell, first published in _Every Week_ and _The Associated Sunday Magazines_; to The Century Company and Captain Frederick Stuart Greene for permission to reprint "The Bunker Mouse," first published in _The Century Magazine_; to Mr. Paul R. Reynolds for confirmation of Captain Greene's permission; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Richard Matthews Hallet for permission to reprint "Rainbow Pete," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; to The International Magazine Company, the editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, and Miss Fannie Hurst for permission to reprint "Get Ready the Wreaths," first published in _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_; to the editor of _The Pagan_ and Mrs. Vincent Costello for permission to reprint "The Strange-Looking Man," by Fanny Kemble Johnson, first published in _The Pagan_; to The Stratford Journal, the editor of _The Stratford Journal_, and Mr. Burton Kline for permission to reprint "The Caller in the Night," first published in _The Stratford Journal_; to The Boston Transcript Company and Mr. Vincent O'Sullivan for permission to reprint "The Interval," first published in _The Boston Evening Transcript_; to Charles Scribner's Sons and Mr. Lawrence Perry for permission to reprint "'A Certain Rich Man--,'" first published in _Scribner's Magazine_; to The Curtis Publishing Company and Mrs. Mary Brecht Pulver for permission to reprint "The Path of Glory," first published in _The Saturday Evening Post_; to The Pictorial Review Company and Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele for permission to reprint "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," first published in _The Pictorial Review_; and to Harper and Brothers and Miss Mary Synon for permission to reprint "None So Blind," first published in _Harper's Magazine_.

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From this reading I wish specially to express my gratitude to the following who have materially assisted by their efforts and advice in making this year-book of American fiction possible and more nearly complete: