Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

softly bright or radiant

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

(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 Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

in addition

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

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the month following March and preceding May

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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

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in or to or toward a former location

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

plural of “biography” — an account of the series of events making up a person's life

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

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the two together, not just one

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

confined by bonds

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(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

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a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

form a curl, curve, or kink

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

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well known or easily recognized

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

plural of “gateway” — an entrance that can be closed by a gate

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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

From this reading Illustrated by Robert J. Sim.

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

From this reading Library Edition, bound in light-blue silk cloth.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Illustrated by Robert J. Sim.

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

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

and nothing more

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a room where books are kept

From this reading Library Edition, bound in light-blue silk cloth.

of a light shade of blue

From this reading Library Edition, bound in light-blue silk cloth.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

held dear

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

march in a procession

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a city in northeastern France in Lorraine

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

and nothing more

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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

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a small contrasting part of something

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plural of “periodical” — a publication that appears at fixed intervals

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approval to do something

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a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

participate in games or sport

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a small lake

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

exert pressure or force to or upon

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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

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in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

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

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United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading Illustrated by Robert J. Sim.

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading Library Edition, bound in light-blue silk cloth.

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From this reading Illustrated by Robert J. Sim.

plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration

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Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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 Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

in a strange manner

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

of the kind already mentioned

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the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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

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

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)

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

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

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precisely as stated

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

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From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

which person or people

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Little Gateways to Science BY EDITH M. PATCH A book of bird Biographies which will be loved by all who love birds both for the sweetness and strength of the stories, and for the illustrations which give such intimate sketches of real birds as can only be drawn by an artist who is also a naturalist.

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From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading $1.25 _The Rhymes of Amos and Ann_ _By_ NANCY BYRD TURNER _Illustrated by_ WINIFRED BROMHALL THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOSTON _Copyright, 1921, by_ NANCY BYRD TURNER The author makes grateful acknowledgment of permission to reprint in this book verses that have appeared in _The Youth's Companion_, _St. Nicholas_, and other periodicals.

a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.

the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition

From this reading _To My Father_ THE CONTENTS ZODIAC TOWN 1 JANUARY 7 FEBRUARY 17 MARCH 27 APRIL 37 MAY 47 JUNE 57 JULY 69 AUGUST 79 SEPTEMBER 91 OCTOBER 101 NOVEMBER 111 DECEMBER 119 THE ILLUSTRATIONS _They went to the January house_ 9 _They went to the February place_ 19 _The March house, strangely, was built in a tree_ 29 _The April house was near a pond_ 39 _And May herself, with a dimple and curl_ 49 _The June house wasn't a house at all_ 59 _The July house was an old, old house, With an old, old man inside_ 71 _Oh, such a funny August house-- It really was like a zoo_ 81 _Very familiar September seemed_ 93 _It was a queer October place_ 103 _The next house stood just back from the street_ 113 _The house of December was all aglow_ 121 ZODIAC TOWN Amos and Ann had a poem to learn, A poem to learn one day; But alas! they sighed, and alack! they cried, 'Twere better to go and play.