Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

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

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the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am baking it in a pie-dish--a pie-dish with a pink rim.

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

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

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

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the largest city and principal port of New Zealand

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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

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

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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

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making bread or cake or pastry etc.

From this reading I am baking it in a pie-dish--a pie-dish with a pink rim.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

Bound written or printed works.

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confined by bonds

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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

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showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

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

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

dearly loved

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

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a division of the United Kingdom

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free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

an agenda of things to do

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start firing a weapon

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

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

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

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From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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

From this reading Mistress Pussy, how do you do?"_ _"I thank you kindly, little dog.

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

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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

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past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I am baking it in a pie-dish--a pie-dish with a pink rim.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

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showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading Mistress Pussy, how do you do?"_ _"I thank you kindly, little dog.

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)

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a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

small in range or scope

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

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

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From this reading I fare as well as you!"_ _Old Rhyme._ 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 Pussy-cat called Ribby, who invited a little dog called Duchess, to tea.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

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

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

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pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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

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on one occasion

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the smallest of the Great Lakes

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

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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," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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From this reading I am baking it in a pie-dish--a pie-dish with a pink rim.

a light shade of red

From this reading I am baking it in a pie-dish--a pie-dish with a pink rim.

past form of “print” — put into print

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obscene terms for female genitals

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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

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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," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

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From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

From this reading I am baking it in a pie-dish--a pie-dish with a pink rim.

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an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

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

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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

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

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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," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

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express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading Mistress Pussy, how do you do?"_ _"I thank you kindly, little dog.

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," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

an instance or single occasion for some event

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

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

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a formal word for “on”

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precisely as stated

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

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

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

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plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

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

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the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

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

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which person or people

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used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Come in good time, my dear Duchess," said Ribby's letter, "and we will have something so very nice.

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in the company of; together with

From this reading I am baking it in a pie-dish--a pie-dish with a pink rim.

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

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the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Author of_ _"The Tale of Peter Rabbit," &c._ _Pussy-cat sits by the fire--how should she be fair?_ _In walks the little dog--says "Pussy are you there?_ _How do you do Mistress Pussy?

the ending of a series or sequence

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the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

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