SundayThe moment the bell rang next morning Nat flew out of bed, and dressed himself with great satisfaction in the suit of clothes he found on the chair. They were not new, being half-worn…
The raised floor at the head of a dining-room, designed for guests of distinction (French, dais, a canopy). So called because it used to be decorated with a canopy. The proverb “Sous le…
[grand lama]. Chief of the two Tartar priests—a sort of incarnate deity. The other lama is called the “Tesho-lama.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
ParnassusIt was well named; and the Muses seemed to be at home that day, for as the newcomers went up the slope appropriate sights and sounds greeted them. Passing an open window, they looked…
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The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events #11), Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett Helquist
santaKid, James Patterson; illustrated by Michael Garland…
Life at Plumfield With Jo's BoysLouisa May AlcottDedicationTo
Freddy and Johnny,
the little men
to whom she owes some of the best and happiest
hours of her life,
this book is gratefully…
A daisy; a perennial plant or flower. The ewe-gowan is the common daisy, apparently denominated from the ewe, as being frequently in pastures fed on by sheep. “Some bit waefu' love story,…
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