Wonders in Words

104 Pages·1968·11.73 MB·English

by  Maxwell Nurnberg

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WONDERS WORDS
IN
By Maxwell Nurnberg
Illustrated by Fred Turton
Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
WONDERS INWORDSbyMaxwell Nurnberg
© 1968 by Maxwell Nurnberg
Allrights reserved. No part ofthis book may be
reproduced in any form or by any means, except for
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outpermission in writing from thepublisher.
Library of CongressCatalogCard Number: 68-15761
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To Rose and Ellen,
who share with me the fascination of words
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THE MYSTERY ANDWONDE
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2 WORDSRIGH
THE MAP
3 FLOWERY LAXG A
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4 STORIES IN WORD
5 WHAT'S IN ANAME?
6 ANIMALS HID1 GOU'I
IN WORDS
SLANGUAGE
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8 SUPERSTITION AND PREJUDI
EMBEDDED IN WORDS
9 TAKE A NUMBER FROM
ONE TOTEN
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WORDS THAT MEAN
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MONEY 70
11 it's all greek
TOME
77
INDEX OF WORDS
85
How long a time lies in one little word!
William Shakespeare: King Richard II