Chapter I

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

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

(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 "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

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 These two are my helpers.

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

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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

showing who or what does the action

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equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

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

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a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

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a female human offspring

From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

spread out or scattered about or divided up

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From this reading Maybe you don't know Marie and Ref.

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

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all things; all of a situation

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

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a young female

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plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

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

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

plural of “helper” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading These two are my helpers.

plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

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

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

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From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

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

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

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 "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

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arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

cause to come to know personally

From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip

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and nothing more

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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Maybe you don't know Marie and Ref.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

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prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

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

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

produced by a manufacturing process

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From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

by chance

From this reading Maybe you don't know Marie and Ref.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

come together

From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

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

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

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From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

relating to photography or obtained by using photography

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

someone who plays the bagpipe

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give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

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one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

plural of “story” — 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

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the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland

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disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

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

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

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

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plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading These two are my helpers.

precisely as stated

From this reading I'll introduce them: Please meet Marie, my very little daughter, and Ref, my very big reflex camera.

a craftsman who weaves cloth

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(used informally) very small

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used to ask for information about something

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

at the time that

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

an old word meaning “to where”

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which person or people

From this reading Marie helps by being a little girl who knows what other little girls like and by telling me; and Ref helps by snapping pictures of everything interesting that Marie and I see on our travels.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

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From this reading "The Little Indian Weaver" "The Wee Scotch Piper" "The Little Dutch Tulip Girl" "The Little Swiss Wood-Carver" Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc., New York City _Photographic Illustrations made in Scotland by the Author_ When I began to write these stories about children of all lands I had just returned from Europe whither I journeyed with Marie and Ref.

produce a literary work

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

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the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Maybe you don't know Marie and Ref.