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The greedy book

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The greedy book is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209
Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88
Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 menu, 123 snails, 209 Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141
grammar of flowers, 160 menu, 120, 141 salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115
_Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68
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The greedy book

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The greedy book is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209
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Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88
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Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 IIllustrated Index of British Shells,” 208Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114menu, 123snails, 209Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141
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grammar of flowers, 160menu, 120, 141salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115
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_Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114Kidder’s Receipts,” 84Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Dunkirk noun US /ˈdʌnkərk/

a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat

From this reading “Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88”

fillets noun US /ˈfɪlɪts/

plural of “fillet” — a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

From this reading “_Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68”

Hoffmann noun US /ˈhɔːfmən/

Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)

From this reading “Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209”

Hutton noun US /ˈhʌtən/

English cricketer (1916-1990)

From this reading “Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141”

Huxley noun US /ˈhʌksli/

English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)

From this reading “Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141”

Jenner noun US /ˈdʒenər/

English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)

From this reading “„ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115”

menus noun US /ˈmenjuːz/

plural of “menu” — a list of dishes available at a restaurant

From this reading “Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88”

snails noun US /sneɪlz/

plural of “snail” — freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

From this reading “Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

de la noun + noun

In this reading “Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88”

All words in this reading · 185

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114

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

115

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

120

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

123

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

124

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

138

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

14

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

141

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

16

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

160

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

162

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

163

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

164

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

166

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

168

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

171

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

176

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

18

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

182

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

183

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

186

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

200

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

206

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

208

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

209

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

217

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

228

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

233

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

234

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

244

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

248

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

258

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

28

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

31

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

34

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

36

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

38

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

43

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

45

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

51

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

52

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

53

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

6

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

60

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

63

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

68

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

74

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

77

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

80

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

82

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

84

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

88

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

9

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

90

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

93

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

98

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

BiernounUS /biːr/

a coffin along with its stand

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

Blanchard

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

BondnounUS /bɑːnd/

an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

BooknounUS /bʊk/

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

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

Bouteille

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

BritishnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

CanonnounUS /ˈkænən/

a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Chapeaunoun

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

Clochenoun

a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

d'Ostende

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

Digby

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/

the act of eating dinner

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

Dr

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

DunkirknounUS /ˈdʌnkərk/

a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

et

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

filletsnounUS /ˈfɪlɪts/

plural of “fillet” — a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

FrancenounUS /fræns/

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

Francis

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

GnounUS /dʒiː/

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

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

GoldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

grammarnounUS /ˈɡræmər/

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

HallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

HerrnounUS /her/

a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

Hetzel

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Hieronymusnoun

(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

HillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Hirst

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Hocco

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

HoffmannnounUS /ˈhɔːfmən/

Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Holborn

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Holbrook

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Homard

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Honoursnoun

a university degree with honors

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

HoodnounUS /hʊd/

an aggressive and violent young criminal

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Horsley

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Hot-weather

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

HotelsnounUS /hoʊˈtelz/

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

HouseholdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

a social unit living together

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

Housekeeper's

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

HunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/

someone who hunts game

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

HuttonnounUS /ˈhʌtən/

English cricketer (1916-1990)

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

HuxleynounUS /ˈhʌksli/

English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

Huîtres

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

Hôtel

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

ImpressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

IndexnounUS /ˈɪndeks/

a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

Isouard

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

ItaliannounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

Italie

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Jackanapes-on-horseback

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

JapanesenounUS /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/

a native or inhabitant of Japan

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

Jaucourt

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

JennernounUS /ˈdʒenər/

English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/

(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

Jerrold

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/

a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

JohnsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

Jongmanns

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

JosephnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/

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

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

Jubber's

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

JunipernounUS /ˈdʒuːnəpər/

desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

Juvenalnoun

Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

KnounUS /keɪ/

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

Kabobs

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From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

Kalbskotlette

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

KangaroonounUS /ˌkæŋɡərˈuː/

any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

Karpfe

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

Keech

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

Kenealy

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

Kenelm

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

Kentishnoun

one of the major dialects of Old English

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

Kettner's

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

Kidder's

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

Killmansegg

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From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

l'Americaine

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

lanounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

LegnounUS /leɡ/

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

MnounUS /em/

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

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

Marennes

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From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

menunounUS /ˈmenjuː/

a list of dishes available at a restaurant

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

menusnounUS /ˈmenjuːz/

plural of “menu” — a list of dishes available at a restaurant

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

MissverbUS /mɪs/

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

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

MoreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

MusicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/

characterized by or capable of producing music

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Nicolo

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From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/

United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

OraclenounUS /ˈɔːrəkəl/

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

oystersnounUS /ˈɔɪstərz/

plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

PnounUS /piː/

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 Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

PopenounUS /poʊp/

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

ReceiptsnounUS /rɪˈsiːts/

the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

RestaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/

a building where people go to eat

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

RougenounUS /ruːʒ/

makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

SaintnounUS /seɪnt/

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

saladnounUS /ˈsæləd/

food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

ShellsnounUS /ʃelz/

plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

snailsnounUS /sneɪlz/

plural of “snail” — freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

SonnetnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪt/

a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

TablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading Hôtel Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk, 248 Hôtel de la Cloche et de la Bouteille, 233 Hotels, British, 98 Hot-weather dining, 77, 163, 164 Hot-weather menus, 163, 164 “Household of Sir Thomas More,” 93 “Housekeeper’s Oracle,” 6 _Huîtres de Marennes_, 171 „ _d’Ostende_, 171 Hunter, Dr., 88

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

VoyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/

an act of traveling by water

From this reading Hutton, Professor, 217 Huxley, Professor, 168 I “Illustrated Index of British Shells,” 208 “Impressions de Voyage,” 228 Indian dinner, 124 „ restaurant, 123 Isouard, Nicolo, 186 Italian dinner, 114 „ menu, 123 „ snails, 209 “Italie et la France,” 138 J Jackanapes-on-horseback, 258 Japanese dinner, 141

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Wendell

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

Wm

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

From this reading _Kalbskotlette_, 115 Kangaroo fillets, 233 _Karpfe in Bier_, 115 Keech, G., 51 Kenealy, Dr., 45 Kenelm, Sir Digby, 206 Kentish snails, 208 “Kettner’s Book of the Table,” 14 Kettner’s Restaurant, 114 “Kidder’s Receipts,” 84 “Killmansegg, Miss, and Her Golden Leg,” 182 King, Dr. Wm., 43, 68

XXIInoun

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

From this reading „ grammar of flowers, 160 „ menu, 120, 141 „ salad, 74 Jaucourt, M. de, 9 Jenner, Dr., 52 Jerome K. Jerome, 200 Jerrold, Blanchard, 16 Jersey oysters, 166 John XXII, Pope, 244 Johnson, Dr., 82, 162 Jongmanns, Herr, 34 Joseph, 18, 38 “Jubber’s,” Bond Street, 31 June, Sonnet to, 60 Juniper Hall, 9 Juvenal, 176 K Kabobs, 115

à

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From this reading Hetzel, P. J., 80 Hieronymus, Saint, 63 Hill, Dr. John, 82 „ Miss, 9 Hirst, Francis W., 217 Hocco, 234 Hoffmann, 90 Holborn Restaurant, 34 Holbrook, Mr., 28 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 183 _Homard à l’Americaine_, 53 Honours, Musical, 36 Hood, Tom, 182 Horace, 176 Horsley, Canon, 209

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