Chapter I · Chapter 1

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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

the biblical name for ancient Syria

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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)

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

in or near a particular place or position

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a small cake leavened with yeast

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

plural of “baron” — a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

pledged to be married

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd 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 LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

showing who or what does the action

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

an institution created to conduct business

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come or bring to a finish or an end

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determine the number or amount of

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading _Acknowledgment_ Acknowledgment and thanks for permission to use the following selections are herewith tendered to G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, for "The Death of the Gods," by Dmitri Merejkowski; and to Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, for "The Pit," by Frank Norris.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

about to be mentioned or specified

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Acknowledgment_ Acknowledgment and thanks for permission to use the following selections are herewith tendered to G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, for "The Death of the Gods," by Dmitri Merejkowski; and to Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, for "The Pit," by Frank Norris.

set up or found

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd 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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

plural of “george” — 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 NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

highest in quality

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

easy to reach

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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 LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

(formal) by means of this

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a social unit living together

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd 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 NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd 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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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)

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

immediately past

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471)

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

Italian novelist and poet (1785-1873)

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd 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 MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

a form of address for a man

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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

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United States writer (1870-1902)

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd 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 ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

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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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

approval to do something

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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 MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

plural of “selection” — the act of choosing or selecting

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having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

term of address for a man

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

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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

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

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

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male cat

From this reading ARTHUR MEE Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge J.A. HAMMERTON Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

plural of “tonne” — a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd 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 LEVER, CHARLES Charles O'Malley Tom Burke of Ours LEWIS, M.G. Ambrosio, or the Monk LINTON, MRS.

the act of using

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a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

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From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading MANZONI, ALESSANDRO The Betrothed MARRYAT, CAPT Mr. Midshipman Easy Peter Simple MATURIN, CHARLES Melmoth the Wanderer MENDOZA, DIEGO DE Lazarillo de Tonnes MEREJOWSKI, DMITRI Death of the Gods MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER Carmen MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL Our Village MOIR, DAVID Mansie Wauch MORIER, JAMES Hajji Baba MURRAY, DAVID CHRISTIE Way of the World

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)

From this reading LYNN Joshua Davidson LOVER, SAMUEL Handy Andy LYTTON, EDWARD BULWER Eugene Aram Last Days of Pompeii The Last of the Barons MACKENZIE, HENRY Man of Feeling MAISTRE, COUNT XAVIER DE A Journey Round my Room MALORY, SIR THOMAS Morte d'Arthur MANNING, ANNE Household of Sir Thomas More

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading NORRIS, FRANK The Pit OHNET, GEORGES The Ironmaster OUIDA Under Two Flags PAYN, JAMES Lost Sir Massingberd A Complete Index of THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS will be found at the end of Volume XX.

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

From this reading _Acknowledgment_ Acknowledgment and thanks for permission to use the following selections are herewith tendered to G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, for "The Death of the Gods," by Dmitri Merejkowski; and to Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, for "The Pit," by Frank Norris.