Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

(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 There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

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

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

the largest city and principal port of New Zealand

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading She lived in a bank under a hedge.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

confined by bonds

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading Such a funny house!

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

From this reading She lived in a bank under a hedge.

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

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Such a funny house!

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

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading There was a kitchen, a parlour, a pantry, and a larder.

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

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a supply of food especially for a household

From this reading There was a kitchen, a parlour, a pantry, and a larder.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

small in range or scope

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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

From this reading She lived in a bank under a hedge.

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

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

on one occasion

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

the smallest of the Great Lakes

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

From this reading There was a kitchen, a parlour, a pantry, and a larder.

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading There was a kitchen, a parlour, a pantry, and a larder.

plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

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From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

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

From this reading She lived in a bank under a hedge.

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From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

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

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such a funny house!

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. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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

From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading She lived in a bank under a hedge.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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

From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

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From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

the ending of a series or sequence

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.

the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

From this reading Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" etc. Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 1B4 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by William Clowes Limited, Beccles and London Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse, and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.