used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Abbé
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AcknowledgmentnounUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
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in the past
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Muslim name for the one and only God
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Alton
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
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in or near a particular place or position
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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BabiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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Bound written or printed works.
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brought into existence
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
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Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
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showing who or what does the action
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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come or bring to a finish or an end
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Constantin
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
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COULSON
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DamenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
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DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
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DiarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
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EditornounUS /ˈedətər/
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)
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daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
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Elsie
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EncyclopaedianounUS /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə/
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
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either extremity of something that has length
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a division of the United Kingdom
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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set up or found
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FoundernounUS /ˈfaʊndər/
inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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GablesnounUS /ˈɡeɪbəlz/
plural of “gable” — the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
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a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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Geoffry
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giftedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪftəd/
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
Gleed
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a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
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highest in quality
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HABBERTON
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HALEVYnoun
French operatic composer (1799-1862)
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Hamlyn
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HAMMERTON
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Harmsworth's
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HAWTHORNEnounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
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Helen'snounUS /ˈhelɪnz/
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
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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
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Hereward
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herewithadverbUS /ˈhɪrˈwɪθ/
(formal) by means of this
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Hichens
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HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
HOLMESnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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HUGHESnounUS /hjuːz/
English poet (born in 1930)
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HUGOnounUS /ˈhjuːɡoʊ/
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
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Hypatianoun
Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)
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INCHBALD
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IndexnounUS /ˈɪndeks/
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
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IslenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
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
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a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
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JOKAI
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From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
KERNAHAN
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KINGSLEY
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From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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a polite name for any woman
From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
LaughsnounUS /læfs/
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
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LesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
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LockenounUS /lɑːk/
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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LUDOVIC
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MaitlandnounUS /ˈmeɪtlənd/
English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906)
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
Man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
Masterton
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MAURICE
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MAXWELLnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
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MEE
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Misérables
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a form of address for a man
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NATHANIEL
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NewportnounUS /ˈnuːpɔːrt/
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
Notre
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OLIVERnounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
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OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
approval to do something
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pseudonymnounUS /ˈsuːdənɪm/
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
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 HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
Rasselas
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Ravenshoe
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From this reading KINGSLEY, HENRY Geoffry Hamlyn Ravenshoe 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)
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SAMUELnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
ScarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
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Schooldaysnoun
the time of life when you are going to school
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a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
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Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
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having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
a male human offspring
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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 HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
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tenderedverbUS /ˈtendərd/
past form of “tender” — offer or present for acceptance
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an acknowledgment of appreciation
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
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Timar's
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Toilers
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From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
male cat
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Tuttiett
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From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
UniversaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
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the act of using
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Venner
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VICTORnounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading KINGSLEY, HENRY Geoffry Hamlyn Ravenshoe A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
Water-Babies
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WattnounUS /wɑːt/
a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
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WENDELL
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WestwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
which person or people
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
WightnounUS /waɪt/
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading KINGSLEY, HENRY Geoffry Hamlyn Ravenshoe A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.
WORLD'SnounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading KINGSLEY, HENRY Geoffry Hamlyn Ravenshoe A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.
WorldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading MAXWELL GRAY The Silence of Dean Maitland Mary Gleed Tuttiett, the gifted lady who writes under the pseudonym of "Maxwell Gray," was born at Newport, Isle of Wight.
XXnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading KINGSLEY, HENRY Geoffry Hamlyn Ravenshoe 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 HUGO, VICTOR Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris The Toilers of the Sea The Man Who Laughs INCHBALD, ELIZABETH A Simple Story JAMES, G.P.R. Henry Masterton JOHNSON, SAMUEL Rasselas JOKAI, MAURICE Timar's Two Worlds KERNAHAN, COULSON A Dead Man's Diary KINGSLEY, CHARLES Alton Locke Hereward the Wake Hypatia Two Years Ago Water-Babies Westward Ho!
