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" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

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From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

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From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

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From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

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From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

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From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

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

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

completing its life cycle within a year

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

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_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in its pages.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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_ for permission to reprint the large body of material previously published in its pages.

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

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

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

possessive form of “collier” — someone who works in a coal mine

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

growing or occurring in many parts of the world

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

(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 To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

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

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," 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 In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

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From this reading EDITOR OF "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1915" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1916" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

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

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

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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promote the growth of

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

feeling or showing gratitude

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

English poet (born in 1930)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

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

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including much or everything; and especially including stated limits

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

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a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

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indicating the most important performer or role

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

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relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

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a form of address for a man

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

belonging to the person speaking

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

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unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

an amount of time

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

plural of “periodical” — a publication that appears at fixed intervals

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

approval to do something

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

pertaining to or consisting of pictures

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

at an earlier time or formerly

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

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

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

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

the act of receiving

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

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

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

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

United States playwright (1896-1955)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

English poet (1554-1586)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

in a special manner

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

the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

English writer (1672-1729)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1917" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1918" "THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1919" "THE GREAT MODERN ENGLISH STORIES," ETC.

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

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech

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

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

the quality of being of practical use

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

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From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

accept gladly

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

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

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading I shall be grateful to my readers for corrections, and particularly for suggestions leading to the wider usefulness of this annual volume.

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

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading To Miss Margaret C. Anderson, the Editor of _Harper's Magazine_, the Editor of _The Dial_, the Editor of _The Metropolitan_, Mr. John T. Frederick, the Editor of _Scribner's Magazine_, the Editor of _Collier's Weekly_, the Editor of _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, the Editor of _The Pictorial Review_, the _Curtis Publishing Company_, Mr. Sherwood Anderson, Miss Edwina Stanton Babcock, Mr. Konrad Bercovici, Miss Edna Clare Bryner, Mr. Wadsworth Camp, Mrs. Helen Coale Crew, Mrs. Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Mr. Lee Foster Hartman, Major Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Grace Sartwell Mason, Mr. James Oppenheim, Mr. Arthur Somers Roche, Mrs. Rose Sidney, Mrs. Fleta Campbell Springer, Mr. Wilbur Daniel Steele, Mrs. A. E. Thomas, Mr. John T. Wheelwright, Mr. Stephen French Whitman, Mr. Ben Ames Williams, and Mrs. Frances Gilchrist Wood.

but in spite of that

From this reading In particular, I shall welcome the receipt, from authors, editors, and publishers, of stories printed during the period between October, 1920 and September, 1921 inclusive, which have qualities of distinction, and yet are not printed in periodicals falling under my regular notice.