Chapter I

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From this reading A Tale of the Frankish Invasion of Gaul NEW YORK LABOR NEWS COMPANY 1909 NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

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

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

from one side of something to the other

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

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

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

the act of stigmatizing

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

showing who or what does the action

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plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a member of the Carolingian dynasty

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a person who is in charge

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

relating to or characteristic of Christianity

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

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

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a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

plural of “coin” — a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading A Tale of the Frankish Invasion of Gaul NEW YORK LABOR NEWS COMPANY 1909 NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

travel across or pass over

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

possessive form of “executioner” — an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a social unit living together

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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

From this reading That wondrous drama opens with this, the fifth of the stories--_The Casque's Lark; or, Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

the basis on which something is grounded

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

of or relating to the Franks

From this reading A Tale of the Frankish Invasion of Gaul NEW YORK LABOR NEWS COMPANY 1909 NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

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

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

a person of French descent

From this reading A Tale of the Frankish Invasion of Gaul NEW YORK LABOR NEWS COMPANY 1909 NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

coins made of gold

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

the handle of a sword or dagger

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

the aggregate of past events

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

possessive form of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

serving to open or begin

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

From this reading A Tale of the Frankish Invasion of Gaul NEW YORK LABOR NEWS COMPANY 1909 NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

a small island

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a Hebrew minor prophet

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

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North American songbirds having a yellow breast

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

the residence of a religious community

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

the leaf of a conifer

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

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

From this reading Published Uniform With This Volume By THE NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

information about recent and important events

From this reading Published Uniform With This Volume By THE NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

From this reading That wondrous drama opens with this, the fifth of the stories--_The Casque's Lark; or, Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.

burdened psychologically or mentally

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

plural of “oppressor” — a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a country person

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

possessive form of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

plural of “pincer” — a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

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a man who works in a quarry

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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 The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

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 The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

in regular succession without gaps

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

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From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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 A Tale of the Frankish Invasion of Gaul NEW YORK LABOR NEWS COMPANY 1909 NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That wondrous drama opens with this, the fifth of the stories--_The Casque's Lark; or, Victoria, the Mother of the Camps_.

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

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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

From this reading Published Uniform With This Volume By THE NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

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

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

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From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

third-person singular of “typify” — embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences

From this reading Published Uniform With This Volume By THE NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

a person who has never had sex

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

in the company of; together with

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extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading The first four stories of Eugene Sue's series of historic novels--_The Mysteries of the People; or, History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages_--are properly introductory to the wondrous drama in which, as indicated in the preface to the first story of the series, "one family, the descendants of a Gallic chief named Joel, typifies the oppressed; one family, the descendants of a Frankish chief named Neroweg, typifies the oppressor; and across and adown the ages, the successive struggles between oppressors and oppressed--the history of civilization--is thus represented in a majestic allegory."

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages THE GOLD SICKLE; or, _Hena the Virgin of the Isle of Sen._ THE BRASS BELL; or, _The Chariot of Death._ THE IRON COLLAR; or, _Faustina and Syomara._ THE SILVER CROSS; or, _The Carpenter of Nazareth._ THE CASQUE'S LARK; or, _Victoria, the Mother of the Camps._ THE PONIARD'S HILT; or, _Karadeucq and Ronan._ THE BRANDING NEEDLE; or, _The Monastery of Charolles._ THE ABBATIAL CROSIER; or, _Bonaik and Septimine._ THE CARLOVINGIAN COINS; or, _The Daughters of Charlemagne._ THE IRON ARROW-HEAD; or, _The Buckler Maiden._ THE INFANT'S SKULL; or, _The End of the World._ THE PILGRIM'S SHELL; or, _Fergan the Quarryman._ THE IRON PINCERS; or, _Mylio and Karvel._ THE IRON TREVET; or, _Jocelyn the Champion._ THE EXECUTIONER'S KNIFE; or, _Joan of Arc._ THE POCKET BIBLE; or, _Christian the Printer._ THE BLACKSMITH'S HAMMER; _or, The Peasant Code._ THE SWORD OF HONOR; or, _The Foundation of the French Republic._ THE GALLEY SLAVE'S RING; or, _The Family Lebrenn._

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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