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The Merry-Thought — Part 1
The Merry-Thought — Part 1

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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D - - - n _Molley H----ns_ for her Pride.
Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.
Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.
Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.
To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Merry-Thought — Part 1

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Merry-Thought — Part 1 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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D - - - n _Molley H----ns_ for her Pride.
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Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.
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Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.
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Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.
/əˈwer ðæt ðə ˈelədʒəbəl men ʌv hɜːr deɪ hæv ˈlɪtəl ˈɪntrəst ɪn prəˈspektɪv waɪvz wɪð smɔːl ɔːr ˌnɑːnəɡˈzɪstənt ˈfɔːrtʃənz mɑːl ˈslaɪli dɪˈvaɪzɪz ə plæn tuː kiːp hɜːr ˈrelətɪv ˈpɑːvərti ə ˈsiː.krət frʌm ðə ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ ənd æz ʃiː hæz ˈevəri ˈriːzən tuː bɪˈliːv ˈwelθi ˌplænˈteɪʃən ˈoʊnər huː hæz ˈfɑːlən ɪn lʌv wɪð hɜːr/
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To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.
/tuː daɪˈvɜːrt əˈtenʃən frʌm hɜːr oʊn fəˈnænʃəl kənˈdɪʃən ʃiː rɪˈpiːtɪdli səˈdʒests ðæt hiː hæz bɪn ˈkɔːrtɪŋ hɜːr ˈoʊnli fɔːr hɜːr ˈmʌni/

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advisory noun US /ædˈvaɪzəri/

an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat

From this reading “Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.”

Defoe's noun US /dɪˈfoʊz/

possessive form of “defoe” — English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)

From this reading “Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.”

devises noun US /dɪˈvaɪzɪz/

plural of “devise” — a will disposing of real property

From this reading “Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.”

encompassing adjective US /enˈkʌmpəsɪŋ/

broad in scope or content

From this reading “Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.”

Friedman noun US /ˈfriːdmən/

United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)

From this reading “Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.”

Minnesota noun US /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/

a midwestern state

miscellany noun US /ˈmɪsəleɪni/

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading “Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.”

nonexistent adjective US /ˌnɑːnəɡˈzɪstənt/

not having existence or being or actuality

From this reading “Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.”

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1722

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

1731

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

1982

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

216

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

ADVISORYnounUS /ædˈvaɪzəri/

an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

ANDREWSnounUS /ˈændruːz/

United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

Angeles

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

ASSISTANTnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

AwareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

BattennounUS /ˈbætən/

stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

Beverly

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

Bog-House

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From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

braceverbUS /breɪs/

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

bracesnounUS /ˈbreɪsəz/

an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/

pleasing or delighting

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

CLARKnounUS /klɑːrk/

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

Cohen

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

CollegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

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conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/

a state at a particular time

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

Conway

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CORRESPONDINGadjectiveUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋ/

accompanying

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courtingnounUS /ˈkɔːrtɪŋ/

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

courtshipnounUS /ˈkɔːrtʃɪp/

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading D - - - n _Molley H----ns_ for her Pride.

DanielnounUS /ˈdænjəl/

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

Dearing

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Defoe'snounUS /dɪˈfoʊz/

possessive form of “defoe” — English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

devisesnounUS /dɪˈvaɪzɪz/

plural of “devise” — a will disposing of real property

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

divertverbUS /daɪˈvɜːrt/

turn aside; turn away from

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

EnounUS /iː/

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

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

EarlnounUS /ɜːrl/

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

EDITORnounUS /ˈedətər/

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

EDITORIALadjectiveUS /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl/

of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

EDITORSnounUS /ˈedɪtərz/

plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

eligibleadjectiveUS /ˈelədʒəbəl/

qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

encompassingadjectiveUS /enˈkʌmpəsɪŋ/

broad in scope or content

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/

involving financial matters

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

FlandersnounUS /ˈflændərz/

a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading D - - - n _Molley H----ns_ for her Pride.

fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/

plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

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FriedmannounUS /ˈfriːdmən/

United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912)

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

GENERALadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

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GEORGEnounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

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Glass-Window

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From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

GroupsnounUS /ɡruːps/

plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

GUFFEY

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HnounUS /eɪtʃ/

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading D - - - n _Molley H----ns_ for her Pride.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading D - - - n _Molley H----ns_ for her Pride.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

intriguingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/

disturbingly provocative

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

IntroductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/

the act of beginning something new

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

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 Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

LnounUS /el/

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

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Landa

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

LIBRARYnounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/

a room where books are kept

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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Los

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LouisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

MnounUS /em/

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

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

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Maximillian

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MEMORIALnounUS /məˈmɔːriəl/

a recognition of meritorious service

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

MinernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/

laborer who works in a mine

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MinnesotanounUS /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/

a midwestern state

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

MISCELLANYnounUS /ˈmɪsəleɪni/

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

modernadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

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MollnounUS /mɑːl/

the girlfriend of a gangster

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

Molley

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From this reading D - - - n _Molley H----ns_ for her Pride.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

MonknounUS /mʌŋk/

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

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mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

nnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading D - - - n _Molley H----ns_ for her Pride.

nonexistentadjectiveUS /ˌnɑːnəɡˈzɪstənt/

not having existence or being or actuality

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

Novak

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ns

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From this reading D - - - n _Molley H----ns_ for her Pride.

NumbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

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occursverbUS /əˈkɜːrz/

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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Onley

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onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

ownernounUS /ˈoʊnər/

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

PartnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

planverbUS /plæn/

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

plantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

PridenounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading D - - - n _Molley H----ns_ for her Pride.

PrincetonnounUS /ˈprɪnstən/

a university town in central New Jersey

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

prospectiveadjectiveUS /prəˈspektɪv/

of or concerned with or related to the future

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

PublicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

RnounUS /ɑːr/

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 Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

Ralph

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readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

ReednounUS /riːd/

tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/

a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

repeatedlyadverbUS /rɪˈpiːtɪdli/

several time

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

representverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzent/

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

rhymedadjectiveUS /raɪmd/

having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

Rodes

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/

(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

scenesnounUS /siːnz/

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

SECRETARYnounUS /ˈsekrəteri/

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

slylyadverbUS /ˈslaɪli/

in an artful manner

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

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

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

suggestsverbUS /səˈdʒests/

third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading To divert attention from her own financial condition, she repeatedly suggests that he has been courting her only for her money.

SutherlandnounUS /ˈsʌðərlənd/

Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

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

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

threenounUS /θriː/

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

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

verticaladjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrtɪkəl/

at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

From this reading Groups of three vertical braces } represent a single brace encompassing three rhymed line.] or, the Glass-Window and Bog-House MISCELLANY.

Vinton

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

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

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

Vosper

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

WILLIAM

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From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

wivesnounUS /waɪvz/

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Aware that the eligible men of her day have little interest in prospective wives with small or nonexistent fortunes, Moll slyly devises a plan to keep her relative poverty a secret from the charming and (as she has every reason to believe) wealthy plantation owner who has fallen in love with her.

WrightnounUS /raɪt/

United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

From this reading Part I (_1731_) _Introduction by_ GEORGE R. GUFFEY Publication Number _216_ WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY University of California, Los Angeles _1982_ GENERAL EDITOR David Stuart Rodes, _University of California, Los Angeles_ EDITORS Charles L. Batten, _University of California, Los Angeles_ George Robert Guffey, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Maximillian E. Novak, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Thomas Wright, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ ADVISORY EDITORS Ralph Cohen, _University of Virginia_ William E. Conway, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ Vinton A. Dearing, _University of California, Los Angeles_ Arthur Friedman, _University of Chicago_ Louis A. Landa, _Princeton University_ Earl Miner, _Princeton University_ Samuel H. Monk, _University of Minnesota_ James Sutherland, _University College, London_ Robert Vosper, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Beverly J. Onley, _William Andrews Clark Memorial Library_ EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Frances M. Reed, _University of California, Los Angeles_ INTRODUCTION For modern readers, one of the most intriguing scenes in Daniel Defoe's _Moll Flanders_ (1722) occurs during the courtship of Moll by the man who is to become her third husband.

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Work through the 72 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 72 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Merry-Thought — Part 1

Common questions about reading The Merry-Thought — Part 1 by Hurlothrumbo on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Merry-Thought — Part 1?

Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Merry-Thought — Part 1 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Merry-Thought — Part 1 take to read?

About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Merry-Thought — Part 1 section by section

How to work through The Merry-Thought — Part 1 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 0 chapters of The Merry-Thought — Part 1 to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Merry-Thought — Part 1

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Merry-Thought — Part 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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