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From this reading _THE OLDEN-TIME SERIES._ 16mo.
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From this reading Per vol., 50 cents.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
accessibleadjectiveUS /ækˈsesəbəl/
capable of being reached
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
BrooksnounUS /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
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centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Per vol., 50 cents.
for the most part
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
containverbUS /kənˈteɪn/
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
CURIOSITIESnounUS /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsətiz/
plural of “curiosity” — a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading The titles of some of the volumes indicate their scope and their promise of entertainment:-- CURIOSITIES OF THE OLD LOTTERY.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
entertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading The titles of some of the volumes indicate their scope and their promise of entertainment:-- CURIOSITIES OF THE OLD LOTTERY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
gleanedverbUS /ɡliːnd/
past form of “glean” — gather, as of natural products
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
handbooksnounUS /ˈhændbʊks/
plural of “handbook” — a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
indicateverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪt/
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading The titles of some of the volumes indicate their scope and their promise of entertainment:-- CURIOSITIES OF THE OLD LOTTERY.
instructiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktɪv/
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
LOTTERYnounUS /ˈlɑːtəri/
something that is regarded as a chance event
From this reading The titles of some of the volumes indicate their scope and their promise of entertainment:-- CURIOSITIES OF THE OLD LOTTERY.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
come together
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
monounUS /moʊ/
an indefinitely short time
From this reading _THE OLDEN-TIME SERIES._ 16mo.
a form of address for a man
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to a great degree or extent
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
OldenadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldən/
relating to time long past
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
OLDEN-TIME
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From this reading _THE OLDEN-TIME SERIES._ 16mo.
for each
From this reading Per vol., 50 cents.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
professingnounUS /prəˈfesɪŋ/
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading The titles of some of the volumes indicate their scope and their promise of entertainment:-- CURIOSITIES OF THE OLD LOTTERY.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
reminiscencesnounUS /ˌreməˈnɪsənsɪz/
plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
SalemnounUS /ˈseɪləm/
capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
scopenounUS /skoʊp/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The titles of some of the volumes indicate their scope and their promise of entertainment:-- CURIOSITIES OF THE OLD LOTTERY.
SERIESnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading _THE OLDEN-TIME SERIES._ 16mo.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The titles of some of the volumes indicate their scope and their promise of entertainment:-- CURIOSITIES OF THE OLD LOTTERY.
sourcesnounUS /ˈsɔːrsəz/
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE OLDEN-TIME SERIES._ 16mo.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The titles of some of the volumes indicate their scope and their promise of entertainment:-- CURIOSITIES OF THE OLD LOTTERY.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
titlesnounUS /ˈtaɪtəlz/
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading The titles of some of the volumes indicate their scope and their promise of entertainment:-- CURIOSITIES OF THE OLD LOTTERY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
vol
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From this reading Per vol., 50 cents.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The materials have been gleaned chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, sources not easily accessible, and while not professing to be history, the volumes contain much material for history, so combined and presented as to be both amusing and instructive.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading There appears to be, from year to year, a growing popular taste for quaint and curious reminiscences of "Ye Olden Time," and to meet this, Mr. Henry M. Brooks has prepared a series of interesting handbooks.
