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From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
14
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From this reading A strange alliance 14 III.
25
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From this reading The home of the Links 25 IV.
36
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From this reading A reconnoitre 36 V. Hostile neighbours 44 VI.
44
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From this reading A reconnoitre 36 V. Hostile neighbours 44 VI.
50
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From this reading Language and weapons 50 VII.
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From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
alliancenounUS /əˈlaɪəns/
the state of being allied or confederated
From this reading A strange alliance 14 III.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
CRYSTALnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
etc
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From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
FENNO
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From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The home of the Links 25 IV.
HostileadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːstəl/
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading A reconnoitre 36 V. Hostile neighbours 44 VI.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A strange alliance 14 III.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The home of the Links 25 IV.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Language and weapons 50 VII.
LinksnounUS /lɪŋks/
a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
From this reading The home of the Links 25 IV.
MIGHELS
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From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading A reconnoitre 36 V. Hostile neighbours 44 VI.
Nella
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From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
reconnoitreverbUS /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtər/
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
From this reading A reconnoitre 36 V. Hostile neighbours 44 VI.
SCEPTREnounUS /ˈseptər/
the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
SixteenthadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːnθ/
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
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_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange alliance 14 III.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading A reconnoitre 36 V. Hostile neighbours 44 VI.
VERRILL
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From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading A reconnoitre 36 V. Hostile neighbours 44 VI.
VIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Language and weapons 50 VII.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
weaponsnounUS /ˈwepənz/
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading Language and weapons 50 VII.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _The_ CRYSTAL SCEPTRE _A Story of Adventure_ By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS _Author of “Nella, the Heart of the Army,” etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 9 and 11 East Sixteenth Street, New York CHAPTER PAGE I. The end of the voyage 9 II.
