Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

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From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

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

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

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

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

brought into existence

From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

get temporarily

From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

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From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

15th President of the United States (1791-1868)

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

Spanish writer best remembered for “Don Quixote” which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

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

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

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From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

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From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

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From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

set up or found

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

a man of refinement

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

highest in quality

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia

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From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

a high place

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

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

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

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

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

a polite name for any woman

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

immediately past

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

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From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

a vertical spar for supporting sails

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From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

plural of “mohican” — a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

not any; not one

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy

From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

used to join alternatives or possibilities

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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 BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

possessive form of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

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

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

catch sight of

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

be about

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

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

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

up to a particular time

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

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

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

of worldwide scope or applicability

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

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From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

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

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

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

From this reading GEORGE BORROW Lavengro George Henry Borrow was born at East Dereham, Norfolk, England, July 5, 1803.

a Caucasian

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

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From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

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

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading COLLINS, WILKIE No Name The Woman in White CONWAY, HUGH Called Back COOPER, FENIMORE Last of the Mohicans The Spy CRAIK, MRS.

a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder

From this reading BURNEY, FANNY Evelina CARLETON, WILLIAM The Black Prophet CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CERVANTES Don Quixote CHAMISSO, ADALBERT VON Peter Schlemihl, the Shadowless Man CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANÇOIS RENÉ DE Atala CHERBULIEZ, CHARLES VICTOR Samuel Brohl & Co.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

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

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J. A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia BRADDON, M.E. Lady Audley's Secret BRONTË, CHARLOTTE Jane Eyre Shirley Villette BRONTË, EMILY Wuthering Heights BUCHANAN, ROBERT Shadow of the Sword BUNYAN, JOHN Holy War Pilgrim's Progress

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

a late time of life

From this reading John Halifax, Gentleman CROLY, GEORGE Salathiel, or Tarry Thou Till I Come DANA, RICHARD HENRY Two Years before the Mast A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.