Chapter I

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

(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 _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

past form of “brandish” — move or swing back and forth

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a telegram sent abroad

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

a boy or man

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

a person who is being chased

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

past form of “clamor” — make loud demands

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

-ing form of “click” — move or strike with a noise

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

someone who communicates by means of letters

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

in a rebellious manner

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

plural of “diversion” — an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

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From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

plural of “fret” — agitation resulting from active worry

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

extremely intricate; usually in phrase “Gordian knot”

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

the act of grasping

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

annoyed and irritable

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

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

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

annoyed and irritable

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

(formal) by means of this

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

past form of “huff” — inhale recreational drugs

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a tight cluster of people or things

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

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From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

bearing or marked with a label or tag

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

set down according to a plan

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

by chance

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

plural of “persian” — a native or inhabitant of Iran

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

-ing form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

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From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

filled with something

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

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From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Though the Gordian knot, cut in two, in a spot In his palace was labeled a relic, Though Bucephalus, stuffed, gave him fame, he was huffed-- He was grouchy and grumpy, was Aleck.

having great diversity or variety

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

precisely as stated

From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading All the armies he'd chased, all the lands laid to waste, And he clamored for further diversions; And our history speaks of his grip on the Greeks And his hammerlock hold on the Persians.

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From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

at the time that

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

which person or people

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

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From this reading 'Stead of being quite glad, he would grow very sad When he told of the fellows who'd fought him, As he thought of the lack of the clicking kodak In the hands of a man to "snapshot" him.

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From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

the words that are spoken

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And the cause of his woe, he would have you to know, Was the fact that he never was able To conduct a big scrap that a versatile chap Of a war correspondent would cable.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading _The Words by Wilbur D. Nesbit_ _The Pictures by Ellsworth Young_ Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C. In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the _Chicago Sunday Tribune_, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet The Tomoye Press San Francisco Alexander the Great was a victim of fate, And he sighed there was naught to delight him When he brandished his sword and defiantly roared And could not get a country to fight him.