Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

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From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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

From this reading BONI AND LIVERIGHT, INC.

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

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

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From this reading BONI AND LIVERIGHT, INC.

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

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

showing who or what does the action

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc.

a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

lasting a long time

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc.

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

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For I have utterly no remembrance of my mother.

the quality of being humane

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government

From this reading GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc.

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

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

and nothing more

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

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From this reading BONI AND LIVERIGHT, INC.

march in a procession

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading For I have utterly no remembrance of my mother.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

position nine in a countable series of things

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

not any; not one

From this reading For I have utterly no remembrance of my mother.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc.

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From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading For I have utterly no remembrance of my mother.

coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

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

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

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

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading For I have utterly no remembrance of my mother.

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

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

a city in west central Connecticut

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.

during the time that

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Seventh Printing, November, 1923 Eighth Printing, May, 1924 Ninth Printing, November, 1924 Tenth Printing, July, 1925 Eleventh Printing, March, 1926 Twelfth Printing, February, 1927 _Printed in the United States of America_ All in this book that is good and enduring and worth while for humanity, I dedicate to the memory of my wife,

the act of creating written works

From this reading MARY PYNE _Waterbury, Connecticut, May 20, 1922._ TRAMPING ON LIFE Now I am writing these things just as I was told them by my grandmother.