used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, woe is me!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
bearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
a youthful male person
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
creatornounUS /kriˈeɪtər/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
dedicateverbUS /ˈdedəkeɪt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
discussedverbUS /dɪˈskʌst/
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
DUDLEY
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From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
EGGLESTON
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From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
etc
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From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
at any time
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
GUILFORD
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From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
a single distinct event
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
held dear
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
manliest
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From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
not any; not one
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
noblestadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊblɪst/
superlative of “noble” — impressive in appearance
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
and nothing more
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
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
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
paragraphnounUS /ˈpærəɡræf/
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
Putnam's
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From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
referencenounUS /ˈrefərəns/
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
remindernounUS /riˈmaɪndər/
a message that helps you remember something
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
a male human offspring
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
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 He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
unselfishadjective
disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is not a paragraph here which does not hold for me some reminder of the noblest, manliest, most unselfish boy I have ever known.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Ah, woe is me!
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He gave it the title it bears; he discussed with me every incident in it; and every page was written with reference to his wishes and his pleasure.
a late time of life
From this reading He was only nine years old, but he was my tenderly loved companion, and was in no small degree the creator of this story.
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 _Author of "The Big Brother," "Captain Sam," "The Signal Boys," etc., etc._ _Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York_ I intended to dedicate this book to my son, GUILFORD DUDLEY EGGLESTON, to whom it belonged in a peculiar sense.
