Chapter I

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

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third-person singular of “acknowledge” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading The author hereby acknowledges the courtesy of the publishers of _Appleton’s Magazine_, _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, _The Delineator_, _Everybody’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _The Saturday Evening Post_, _The Smart Set_, and _The Woman’s Home Companion_, in permitting the reprint here of the stories that originally appeared in their pages.

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

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past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

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(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter

From this reading Ascension lilies were everywhere in our shabby drawing-room.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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

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a friend who is frequently in the company of another

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growing or occurring in many parts of the world

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a courteous or respectful or considerate act

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United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)

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From this reading Ascension lilies were everywhere in our shabby drawing-room.

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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

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to or in any or all places

From this reading Ascension lilies were everywhere in our shabby drawing-room.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

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(formal) by means of this

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where you live at a particular time

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

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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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plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading Ascension lilies were everywhere in our shabby drawing-room.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

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

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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in an original manner

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belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Ascension lilies were everywhere in our shabby drawing-room.

a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

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affix in a public place or for public notice

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exert pressure or force to or upon

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prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Published September, 1907.

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

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a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

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

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the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

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the month following August and preceding October

From this reading Published September, 1907.

put into a certain place or abstract location

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showing signs of wear and tear

From this reading Ascension lilies were everywhere in our shabby drawing-room.

showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

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Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

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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

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

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a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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

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the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Ascension lilies were everywhere in our shabby drawing-room.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The author hereby acknowledges the courtesy of the publishers of _Appleton’s Magazine_, _The Cosmopolitan Magazine_, _The Delineator_, _Everybody’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _The Saturday Evening Post_, _The Smart Set_, and _The Woman’s Home Companion_, in permitting the reprint here of the stories that originally appeared in their pages.