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From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
36
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From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
42
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46
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From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
AdaptedadjectiveUS /əˈdæptɪd/
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The frequent use of ellipses has been retained as printed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
beastlyadjectiveUS /ˈbiːstliː/
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The frequent use of ellipses has been retained as printed.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
the two together, not just one
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
CelebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
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at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
denotedverbUS /dɪˈnoʊtəd/
past form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
DrawingsnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
ellipses
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From this reading The frequent use of ellipses has been retained as printed.
FacingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
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Flanagan
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frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading The frequent use of ellipses has been retained as printed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The frequent use of ellipses has been retained as printed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
ImaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
a native or inhabitant of Italy
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ItalicnounUS /aɪˈtælɪk/
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
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
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The frequent use of ellipses has been retained as printed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
Pinocchio
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From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
by chance
From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading The frequent use of ellipses has been retained as printed.
PuppetnounUS /ˈpʌpət/
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
ragnounUS /ræɡ/
a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading The frequent use of ellipses has been retained as printed.
cut with a saw
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
Stolz's
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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
suet-eaters
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From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The frequent use of ellipses has been retained as printed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
bound or secured closely
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
make an effort or attempt
From this reading On page 19, "I had better tried" should possibly be "I had better try".
underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
the act of using
From this reading The frequent use of ellipses has been retained as printed.
VIRGINIAnounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
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WATSONnounUS /ˈwɑːtsən/
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading _New Adventures of the Celebrated Little Puppet_ _Adapted from the Italian by_ VIRGINIA WATSON _With Drawings by J. R. Flanagan_ Imaginative Stories and Fairy Tales "_But smell this_" ...
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _and while he spoke the rascal of a Pinocchio took in both hands the dish and held it close to Stolz's nose_ _Frontispiece_ "_I see the suet-eaters_" _Facing page_ 36 _He saw a rag tied to a pole waving_ " 42 "_You beastly little creature, what game are you playing?_" " 46
in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
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