Chapter I

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From this reading Manufacture of a Personage John Carlson began the rehearsals of “Nicoline” in early August of 1895.

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From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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

From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA M. A. A. B.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He was nervous about this production.

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From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA M. A. A. B.

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

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading Manufacture of a Personage John Carlson began the rehearsals of “Nicoline” in early August of 1895.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA M. A. A. B.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Manufacture of a Personage John Carlson began the rehearsals of “Nicoline” in early August of 1895.

a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

confined by bonds

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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From this reading Manufacture of a Personage John Carlson began the rehearsals of “Nicoline” in early August of 1895.

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

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

make right or correct

From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Manufacture of a Personage John Carlson began the rehearsals of “Nicoline” in early August of 1895.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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

From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

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

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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

From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA M. A. A. B.

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From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Manufacture of a Personage John Carlson began the rehearsals of “Nicoline” in early August of 1895.

one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

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

From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA M. A. A. B.

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

From this reading Manufacture of a Personage John Carlson began the rehearsals of “Nicoline” in early August of 1895.

produced in a large-scale industrial operation

From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA M. A. A. B.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

to a great degree or extent

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

easily agitated

From this reading He was nervous about this production.

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From this reading Manufacture of a Personage John Carlson began the rehearsals of “Nicoline” in early August of 1895.

not any; not one

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA M. A. A. B.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

another word for person; a person not meriting identification

From this reading Manufacture of a Personage John Carlson began the rehearsals of “Nicoline” in early August of 1895.

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From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

the act or process of producing something

From this reading He was nervous about this production.

extremeness of degree

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

plural of “rehearsal” — a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)

From this reading Manufacture of a Personage John Carlson began the rehearsals of “Nicoline” in early August of 1895.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

plural of “school” — an educational institution

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

appearing as such but not necessarily so

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

plural of “sir” — term of address for a man

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

a state or condition free from damage or decay

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

be standing; be upright

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA M. A. A. B.

express in words

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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

From this reading He was nervous about this production.

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

From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA M. A. A. B.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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

From this reading He was nervous about this production.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

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

From this reading For a week he tried to correct the hot labours of the whole, large company.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading THE WHITE KAMI _Edward Alden Jewell_ “_Tell arts they have no soundness But vary by esteeming Tell schools they want profoundness And stand too much on seeming_”-- _“Eh, sirs,” says Koshchei, “I contemplate the spectacle with appropriate emotions.”_ _Published, February, 1922_ _Set up and electrotyped by the Vail-Ballou Co., Binghamton, N.Y._ _Paper furnished by S. D. Warren & Co., Boston, Mass._ _Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass._