Chapter I

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From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

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

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

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

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

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From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

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

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

showing who or what does the action

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

relating to or characteristic of the Celts

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

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

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

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

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

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From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

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From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

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From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

a female human offspring

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

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From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

a person who is markedly small

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

plural of “fable” — a deliberately false or improbable account

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

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From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

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From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

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

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

someone who plays the harp

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

the aggregate of past events

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

an obligation to pay money to another party

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

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 _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

possessive form of “jacobs” — English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

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From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

a boy or man

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

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From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

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From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

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From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

engage in

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

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From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

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From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

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From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

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From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

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

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

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From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

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From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

the leaf of a conifer

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

out of fashion

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

a large and stately mansion

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

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From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

approval to do something

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

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From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

domestic swine

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

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From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

of a deep slightly bluish red color

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

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From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

travel back and forth between two points

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

of the white color of snow

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

third-person singular of “stoke” — stir up or tend; of a fire

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

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 _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

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 _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

plural of “tale” — 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 _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

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

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

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

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

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

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

male cat

From this reading _G. P. Putnam's Sons, for permission to use "History of Tom Thumb" and "Tattercoats" from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; "Munachar and Manachar" from Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales; and "Master Tobacco," "Mother Roundabout's Daughter," and "The Sheep and the Pig" from Dasent's Tales from the Field;_

possessive form of “troll” — (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

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From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

the act of using

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

literature in metrical form

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

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From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

a Caucasian

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

hope for; have a wish

From this reading _Messrs. McClure, Phillips & Company wish to make acknowledgment of their indebtedness to the following publishers:_ _Little, Brown & Company, for permission to use "Blanche and Vermilion" and "Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette" from Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales;_ _A. Wessells Company, for permission to use the story of "The Clever Prince" from Fairy Tales from Afar;_

in the company of; together with

From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading _F. A. Stokes Company, for permission to use "Lars, My Lad," and "Twigmuntus and Cowbelliantus" from Fairy Tales from the Swedish;_ _Longmans, Green & Company, for permission to use the following stories: "The Yellow Dwarf," "The Many-Furred Creature," "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle," "Princess and the Glass Hill," "The Golden Crab," "The Magic Ring," "Snow-white and Rose-red," "Graciosa and Percinet," "The Iron Stove," "The Good Little Mouse," and "The Three Feathers" from the Andrew Lang Fairy Books._

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading GOLDEN NUMBERS A Book of Verse for Youth THE POSY RING A Book of Verse for Children PINAFORE PALACE A Book of Rhymes for Children THE TALKING BEASTS Fables from Every Land _Copyright, 1906, by_ MCCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.

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From this reading _American Book Company, for permission to use "Drakesbill and His Friends" from Fairy Tales and Fables;_ _University Publishing Company, for permission to use "The Troll's Hammer" from Fairy Life;_ _Harper & Brothers, for permission to use "The Fair One with Golden Locks," "The White Cat," "Prince Cherry," and "The Frog Prince" from Miss Mulock's Fairy Book, and "Yvon and Finette," "The Twelve Months," and "The Story of Coquerico" from Laboulaye's Fairy Tales of all Nations;_