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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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additionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
a component that is added to something to improve it
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ArchivenounUS /ˈɑːr.kaɪv/
A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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availableadjectiveUS /əˈveɪləbəl/
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
Bodley
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the two together, not just one
From this reading I shrewdly suspect, if we knew the truth, that she is really the author of both.
BUCKLEverbUS /ˈbʌkəl/
fasten with a buckle or buckles
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bucklemyshoepict
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
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an institution created to conduct business
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large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
crannoun
a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
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CRANEverbUS /kreɪn/
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
Crane-reprints
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greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
designsnounUS /dɪˈzaɪnz/
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
true confidential information
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-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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a social unit living together
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GAPING-WIDE-MOUTH-WADDLING-FROG
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I shrewdly suspect, if we knew the truth, that she is really the author of both.
ImagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
InternetnounUS /ˈɪntərnet/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
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introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I shrewdly suspect, if we knew the truth, that she is really the author of both.
a narrow way or road
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
LibrariesnounUS /ˈlaɪbreriːz/
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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a vaguely specified concern
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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belonging to the person speaking
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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org
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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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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plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
pre-face
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From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
prefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I shrewdly suspect, if we knew the truth, that she is really the author of both.
rigmaroles
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I shrewdly suspect, if we knew the truth, that she is really the author of both.
SHOEnounUS /ʃuː/
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
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shrewdlyadverbUS /ˈʃruːdli/
in a shrewd manner
From this reading I shrewdly suspect, if we knew the truth, that she is really the author of both.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading I shrewdly suspect, if we knew the truth, that she is really the author of both.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I shrewdly suspect, if we knew the truth, that she is really the author of both.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I shrewdly suspect, if we knew the truth, that she is really the author of both.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Here we have those delightful rigmaroles "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE" and "A GAPING-WIDE-Mouth-WADDLING-FROG": but what, it may be asked is "MY MOTHER" doing in such company?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the original coloured pictures and a preface & new designs by WALTER CRANE London: John Lane The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company Well, I must buckle to, and put a good face (pre-face) on the matter as I have to introduce the latest addition to the already considerable family of Crane-reprints.
wwwnoun
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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