Chapter I

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From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

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From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

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

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

From this reading KINDERGARTEN LITERATURE COMPANY: “The Bluebird” from “Songs from the Nest” by Emily Huntington Miller.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY: “September” by Helen Hunt Jackson.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD COMPANY: “The Caterpillar” from “Finger Plays” by Emilie Poulsson.

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From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD COMPANY: “The Caterpillar” from “Finger Plays” by Emilie Poulsson.

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From this reading KINDERGARTEN LITERATURE COMPANY: “The Bluebird” from “Songs from the Nest” by Emily Huntington Miller.

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD COMPANY: “The Caterpillar” from “Finger Plays” by Emilie Poulsson.

plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY: “September” by Helen Hunt Jackson.

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 HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY: “September” by Helen Hunt Jackson.

United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea

From this reading KINDERGARTEN LITERATURE COMPANY: “The Bluebird” from “Songs from the Nest” by Emily Huntington Miller.

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY: “September” by Helen Hunt Jackson.

a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school

From this reading KINDERGARTEN LITERATURE COMPANY: “The Bluebird” from “Songs from the Nest” by Emily Huntington Miller.

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From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD COMPANY: “The Caterpillar” from “Finger Plays” by Emilie Poulsson.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading KINDERGARTEN LITERATURE COMPANY: “The Bluebird” from “Songs from the Nest” by Emily Huntington Miller.

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

From this reading LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY: “September” by Helen Hunt Jackson.

United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD COMPANY: “The Caterpillar” from “Finger Plays” by Emilie Poulsson.

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

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading KINDERGARTEN LITERATURE COMPANY: “The Bluebird” from “Songs from the Nest” by Emily Huntington Miller.

being or having the character of a miracle

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading KINDERGARTEN LITERATURE COMPANY: “The Bluebird” from “Songs from the Nest” by Emily Huntington Miller.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

(baseball) the person who does the pitching

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD COMPANY: “The Caterpillar” from “Finger Plays” by Emilie Poulsson.

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD COMPANY: “The Caterpillar” from “Finger Plays” by Emilie Poulsson.

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

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

a small hard fruit

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY: “September” by Helen Hunt Jackson.

United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)

From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD COMPANY: “The Caterpillar” from “Finger Plays” by Emilie Poulsson.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

term of address for a man

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Scottish author (1850-1894)

From this reading “Singing”; “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson from “Poems and Ballads” (copyright 1895, 1896).

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From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & COMPANY: “Sir Robin” from “Childhood Songs” by Lucy Larcom; “A Flock of Doves” from “Poems for Children” by Celia Thaxter; “What the Winds Bring” by Edmund Clarence Stedman; “Hiawatha”; “The Children’s Hour”; “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “The Miraculous Pitcher”; “The Pomegranate Seed” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.