Chapter I

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

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading First, because he loves and understands children; for work among children is an affair of the heart.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading First, because he loves and understands children; for work among children is an affair of the heart.

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

From this reading First, because he loves and understands children; for work among children is an affair of the heart.

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

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

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

From this reading Italicized text is rendered as _text_, bold text is rendered as =text=.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

for the reason that

From this reading First, because he loves and understands children; for work among children is an affair of the heart.

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From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

fearless and daring

From this reading Italicized text is rendered as _text_, bold text is rendered as =text=.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

the two together, not just one

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

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From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

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From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

in an eminent manner

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First, because he loves and understands children; for work among children is an affair of the heart.

being the right size and shape to fit as desired

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

obtain

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

plural of “gathering” — a group of persons together in one place

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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 =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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

From this reading First, because he loves and understands children; for work among children is an affair of the heart.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading First, because he loves and understands children; for work among children is an affair of the heart.

United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

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

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

a state in midwestern United States

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

the act of beginning something new

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

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

From this reading Italicized text is rendered as _text_, bold text is rendered as =text=.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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From this reading Italicized text is rendered as _text_, bold text is rendered as =text=.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading First, because he loves and understands children; for work among children is an affair of the heart.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

used to form the superlative

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

capable of happening or existing

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading Italicized text is rendered as _text_, bold text is rendered as =text=.

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.

the words of something written

From this reading Italicized text is rendered as _text_, bold text is rendered as =text=.

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

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading First, because he loves and understands children; for work among children is an affair of the heart.

relating to or using sight

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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

From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

which person or people

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

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From this reading A Book of Object Lessons Which Are Different _By_ Rev. CLARENCE HERBERT WOOLSTON, D. D.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading First, because he loves and understands children; for work among children is an affair of the heart.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _This book is dedicated to the many Boys and Girls who have both heard and seen these visual addresses at Bethany Hall, Winona Lake, Indiana and to Mrs. Carrie Besserer who made these wonderful gatherings possible_ _For what shall it profit a church if it gain the whole world and lose its own children_

produce a literary work

From this reading =INTRODUCTION= Dr. C. H. Woolston is the one man I know who is most eminently fitted to write a book for children or for the teachers of children.