Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

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From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

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From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

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From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

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From this reading 21 "Little Polly, will you go a-walking to-day?"

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

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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From this reading 21 "Little Polly, will you go a-walking to-day?"

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

make a request or demand for something to somebody

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

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

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From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

exhale hard

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

dearly loved

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

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being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading 21 "Little Polly, will you go a-walking to-day?"

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

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

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

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

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not in action or at work

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

on condition that; in the event that

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in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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

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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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a female domestic

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

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

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

not any; not one

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

above and across; more than

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

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From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

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From this reading 21 "Little Polly, will you go a-walking to-day?"

an educational institution

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

having a supporting base

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

not in physical motion

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

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From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

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From this reading 21 "Little Polly, will you go a-walking to-day?"

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

the upper part of anything

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

below or beneath something; less than

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plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

in or at the place that

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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading 14 You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea 15 Three tabbies took out their cats to tea, As well-behaved tabbies as well could be 16 Little Fanny wears a hat Like her ancient Grannie 17 "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing idle still?"

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

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used to talk about the future, or about willingness

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air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading 18 Little wind, blow on the hill-top, Little wind, blow down the plain 19 Indeed, it is true, it is perfectly true; Believe me, indeed, I am playing no tricks 20 School is over, Oh, what fun!

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

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

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the person or people being spoken to

From this reading London Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. & New York Under the window is my garden, Where sweet, sweet flowers grow 13 Will you be my little wife, If I ask you?