Chapter I

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From this reading Sunday in the Nursery_, 47 _V. Rainy-day Frolics in the Old Garret_, 69 _VI.

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From this reading Sunday in the Nursery_, 47 _V. Rainy-day Frolics in the Old Garret_, 69 _VI.

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From this reading Frolics in the Garden_, 86 _IX.

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

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

(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 WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

in or near a particular place or position

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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

showing who or what does the action

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an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

the legislature of the United States government

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

dearly loved

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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From this reading Sunday in the Nursery_, 47 _V. Rainy-day Frolics in the Old Garret_, 69 _VI.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Frolics in the Garden_, 86 _IX.

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

From this reading Sunday in the Nursery_, 47 _V. Rainy-day Frolics in the Old Garret_, 69 _VI.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading _Providence, 1875._ _IV.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading Frolics in the Garden_, 86 _IX.

and nothing more

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

plural of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

plural of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

a child's room for a baby

From this reading Sunday in the Nursery_, 47 _V. Rainy-day Frolics in the Old Garret_, 69 _VI.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Sunday in the Nursery_, 47 _V. Rainy-day Frolics in the Old Garret_, 69 _VI.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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 Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading _Providence, 1875._ _IV.

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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From this reading Sunday in the Nursery_, 47 _V. Rainy-day Frolics in the Old Garret_, 69 _VI.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Sunday in the Nursery_, 47 _V. Rainy-day Frolics in the Old Garret_, 69 _VI.

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

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

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading Sunday in the Nursery_, 47 _V. Rainy-day Frolics in the Old Garret_, 69 _VI.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Sunday in the Nursery_, 47 _V. Rainy-day Frolics in the Old Garret_, 69 _VI.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

which person or people

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

a late time of life

From this reading WHO, FOR FOUR YEARS, GAVE TO THE FUNNY HOUSE ON FUNNY STREET, SO MUCH OF ITS LIFE AND BRIGHTNESS, AND A MERRY BAND OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS, THIS LITTLE BOOK IS INSCRIBED, BY THEIR LOVING AUNT, “Who asks not a life for those dear ones, All radiant, as others have done, But that life may have just enough shadow To temper the glare of the sun.”