50
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
53
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
57
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
62
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
63
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
65
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
67
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
69
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
74
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
76
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
77
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
81
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
83
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.
Alphonse
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
AnonymousadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːnəməs/
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.
Bertha
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
BluebellnounUS /ˈbluːbel/
sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
a youthful male person
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading JOHN C. SAUL, M.A.
Caldon
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
a person who is in charge
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
Cædmon
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.
Daudet
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
DEARNESSnoun
the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
From this reading JOHN DEARNESS, M.A.
Dee
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
Dorothea
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
FablenounUS /ˈfeɪbəl/
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
FairiesnounUS /ˈferiz/
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
FelicianounUS /fəˈliːʃə/
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
Godfrey
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
Hemans
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
HindunounUS /ˈhɪnduː/
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
Howitt
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
InfantnounUS /ˈɪnfənt/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
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 Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN DEARNESS, M.A.
Kupfer
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
immediately past
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
LearynounUS /ˈlɪri/
United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
a unit of instruction
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
LindsaynounUS /ˈlɪndzi/
United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
LL
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From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
LullabynounUS /ˈlʌləbaɪ/
a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading JOHN DEARNESS, M.A.
Mackay
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
Maude
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
McINTYRE
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From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.
MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
Minstrel's
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
Moween
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
MusiciannounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃən/
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
RileynounUS /ˈraɪli/
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
SAULnounUS /sɔːl/
(Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)
From this reading JOHN C. SAUL, M.A.
Saunders
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From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
SaxenounUS /sæks/
a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
SelectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
term of address for a man
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
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 _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
the act of using
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. A. McINTYRE, B.A., LL.D.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading _Lullaby of an Infant Chief_ _Sir Walter Scott_ 69 The Minstrel’s Song _Maude Lindsay_ 69 _The Use of Flowers_ _Mary Howitt_ 74 _The Miller of the Dee_ _Charles Mackay_ 76 The Story of Moween _Selected_ 77 _A Hindu Fable_ _John Godfrey Saxe_ 81 The Boy Musician _Bertha Leary Saunders_ 83
WebsternounUS /ˈwebstər/
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
Whitcomb
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From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
WoodchucknounUS /ˈwʊdtʃʌk/
reddish brown North American marmot
From this reading Webster and the Woodchuck _Selected_ 50 _The Fairies of Caldon Low_ _Mary Howitt_ 53 The Last Lesson in French _Alphonse Daudet_ 57 _The Brook Song_ _James Whitcomb Riley_ 62 _The Better Land_ _Felicia Dorothea Hemans_ 63 Cædmon _Grace H. Kupfer_ 65 _The Bluebell_ _Anonymous_ 67
