Chapter I

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From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

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

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

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

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

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

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

higher than, or over, something

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

how long something has existed

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

in addition

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

having no known name or identity or known source

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Three Minute Stories Author of “Five Minute Stories,” “Five Mice in a Mouse Trap,” “Captain January,” “The Hildegarde Series,” “The Margaret Series,” etc., etc.

possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

a man who is the lover of a man or woman

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

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

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

enclosed in or set off by a border or box

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

past events to be put aside

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

one or the other of two

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

being one more than ten

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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From this reading Three Minute Stories Author of “Five Minute Stories,” “Five Mice in a Mouse Trap,” “Captain January,” “The Hildegarde Series,” “The Margaret Series,” etc., etc.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

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

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

plural of “grandchild” — a child of your son or daughter

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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 ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

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

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

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

From this reading Three Minute Stories Author of “Five Minute Stories,” “Five Mice in a Mouse Trap,” “Captain January,” “The Hildegarde Series,” “The Margaret Series,” etc., etc.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

plural of “initial” — the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

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From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

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From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

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From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

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From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

an artist of consummate skill

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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

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From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading Three Minute Stories Author of “Five Minute Stories,” “Five Mice in a Mouse Trap,” “Captain January,” “The Hildegarde Series,” “The Margaret Series,” etc., etc.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading Three Minute Stories Author of “Five Minute Stories,” “Five Mice in a Mouse Trap,” “Captain January,” “The Hildegarde Series,” “The Margaret Series,” etc., etc.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

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a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power

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plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

not any; not one

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a brief written record

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

in an original manner

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

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From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

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 =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

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From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

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

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules

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a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading Three Minute Stories Author of “Five Minute Stories,” “Five Mice in a Mouse Trap,” “Captain January,” “The Hildegarde Series,” “The Margaret Series,” etc., etc.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading =Queen Hildegarde= =Hildegarde’s Holiday= =Hildegarde’s Home= =Hildegarde’s Neighbors= =Hildegarde’s Harvest= =Three Margarets= =Margaret Montfort= =Peggy= =Rita= =Fernley House= =The Merryweathers= The above eleven volumes are also boxed as a set, $19.25 =Honor Bright= =$1.75= =The Armstrongs= =1.50= =The Green Satin Gown= =1.50= THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

having a handwritten signature

From this reading ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPHINE H. BRUCE THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS TO =My Grandchildren,= WITH MUCH LOVE Author’s Note Many of these stories and rhymes appeared originally in the _Ladies’ Home Journal_, and were signed either with my initials, or with names of characters in my books.

of the white color of snow

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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

plural of “story” — 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 Each, one volume, cloth decorative, illustrated =Five Minute Stories= =$1.75= =More Five Minute Stories= =1.75= =Three Minute Stories= =1.75= =A Happy Little Time= =1.75= =Four Feet, Two Feet, No Feet= =2.75= =When I Was Your Age= =1.75= Each, one volume, illustrated, 90 cents =Captain January= =Melody= =Marie= =Rosin the Beau= =Snow-white= =Jim of Hellas= =Narcissa= =“Some Day”= =Nautilus= =Isla Heron= =The Little Master=

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From this reading Others were adapted by me from the Indian “Hitopadesa,” or “Book of Good Counsel,” and from two anonymous story-books of a bygone generation, long out of print.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

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

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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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an instance or single occasion for some event

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

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a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

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

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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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

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the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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at the time that

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in the company of; together with

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belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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