Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

for the reason that

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

clothing in general

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

with the legs crossed

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

dearly loved

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

apart from; not including

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

high in price or charging high prices

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

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

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

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From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

not any; not one

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

no person; not anyone

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

-ing form of “piece” — to join or unite the pieces of

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

sounding as if the nose were pinched

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

plural of “ruffle” — a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

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

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

fastened with stitches

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

do one's shopping

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

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

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

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From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

plural of “snippet” — a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

plural of “stuff” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

a crisp smooth lustrous fabric

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

adjust to a specific need or market

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

a special situation

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

up to a particular time

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

precisely as stated

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

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

From this reading But although he sewed fine silk for his neighbours, he himself was very, very poor--a little old man in spectacles, with a pinched face, old crooked fingers, and a suit of thread-bare clothes.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

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

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

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From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

at the time that

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

during the time that

From this reading All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippeted, piecing out his satin and pompadour, and lutestring; stuffs had strange names, and were very expensive in the days of the Tailor of Gloucester.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He cut his coats without waste, according to his embroidered cloth; they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table--"Too narrow breadths for nought--except waistcoats for mice," said the tailor.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading _Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc_ FREDERICK WARNE & Co. ISBN O 7232 0594 9 (cloth) ISBN O-7232-6227-6 (paper) _MY DEAR FREDA,_ _Because you are fond of fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself--a new one that nobody has read before._ _And the queerest thing about it is--that I heard it in Gloucestershire, and that it is true--at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the_ _"No more twist!"_ _Christmas, 1901_ THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets--when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta--there lived a tailor in Gloucester.