170
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From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
1922
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1923
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
ALFREDnounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AUNT LAVVY called Hal as he was passing through the hall:
the month following July and preceding September
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT LAVVY called Hal as he was passing through the hall:
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
Baroja
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From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
BinghamtonnounUS /ˈbɪŋəmtən/
a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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confined by bonds
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
CAESARnounUS /ˈsiːzər/
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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CHINESEnounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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a small house with a single story
From this reading SHEILA KAYE-SMITH With love and in memory of a country cottage in Kensington.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading SHEILA KAYE-SMITH With love and in memory of a country cottage in Kensington.
dearly loved
From this reading “Is that you, Hal dear?
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
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electrotyped
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everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
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Etherington
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a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
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FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
Frankau
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From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
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)
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
GROWTHnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(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 PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
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 PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
Hal
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From this reading AUNT LAVVY called Hal as he was passing through the hall:
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading AUNT LAVVY called Hal as he was passing through the hall:
Hamsunnoun
Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952)
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AUNT LAVVY called Hal as he was passing through the hall:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that you, Hal dear?
JAMESON
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From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
KAYE-SMITH
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From this reading SHEILA KAYE-SMITH With love and in memory of a country cottage in Kensington.
Kensington
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From this reading SHEILA KAYE-SMITH With love and in memory of a country cottage in Kensington.
KNOPF
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From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
KnutnounUS /knʌt/
king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
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)
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
LAVVY
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From this reading AUNT LAVVY called Hal as he was passing through the hall:
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading SHEILA KAYE-SMITH With love and in memory of a country cottage in Kensington.
MANUFACTUREDadjectiveUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/
produced in a large-scale industrial operation
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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading SHEILA KAYE-SMITH With love and in memory of a country cottage in Kensington.
MenckennounUS /ˈmeŋkən/
United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
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
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Nathan
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From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
not one thing; not anything
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading AUNT LAVVY called Hal as he was passing through the hall:
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
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plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
PREJUDICESnounUS /ˈpredʒədɪsɪz/
plural of “prejudice” — a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
past form of “print” — put into print
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
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Pío
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From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
put into a certain place or abstract location
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SHEILA
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From this reading SHEILA KAYE-SMITH With love and in memory of a country cottage in Kensington.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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SternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that you, Hal dear?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading AUNT LAVVY called Hal as he was passing through the hall:
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
UNITEDadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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Vail-Ballou
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a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
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Waley
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From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNT LAVVY called Hal as he was passing through the hall:
in the company of; together with
From this reading SHEILA KAYE-SMITH With love and in memory of a country cottage in Kensington.
WolffnounUS /wʊlf/
German anatomist (1733-1794)
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YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading PETER JAMESON _Gilbert Frankau_ 170 CHINESE POEMS _Translated by Arthur Waley_ PREJUDICES: First Series _H. L. Mencken_ CAESAR OR NOTHING _Pío Baroja_ GROWTH OF THE SOIL _Knut Hamsun_ THE POPULAR THEATRE _George Jean Nathan_ THE ROOM _by_ _G. B. Stern_ _NEW YORK_ ALFRED · A · KNOPF
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is that you, Hal dear?
