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1927
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
1928
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
1929
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
1930
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
1931
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
1932
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
1933
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
1935
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
able
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
all
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So then you get in the way of saying it whenever you are asked to recite ... and sometimes it is just as well, and sometimes it isn't....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Aug
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Aunt
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
begin
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
can't
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
careful
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
CO
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From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
Dec
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
DUTTON
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From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
E
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From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
Eightieth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Eighty-fourth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Eighty-ninth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Eighty-sixth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Er-h'r'm
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Fiftieth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Fifty-fifth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
find
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Fortieth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Forty-fifth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
get
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From this reading So then you get in the way of saying it whenever you are asked to recite ... and sometimes it is just as well, and sometimes it isn't....
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
INC
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
isn't
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From this reading So then you get in the way of saying it whenever you are asked to recite ... and sometimes it is just as well, and sometimes it isn't....
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
John
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
July
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
just
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
knowing
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
lastnounUS /last/
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
looking
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
looks
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
loudly
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
means
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
minute
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
more
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
NEW
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From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
nextnounUS /next/
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
Ninety-first
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Ninety-fourth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Nov
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So then you get in the way of saying it whenever you are asked to recite ... and sometimes it is just as well, and sometimes it isn't....
P
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From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
poetry
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Printing
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
properly
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
really
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
recite
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From this reading So then you get in the way of saying it whenever you are asked to recite ... and sometimes it is just as well, and sometimes it isn't....
reciting
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Rose
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
say
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
saying
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Sept
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Seventieth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Seventy-eighth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Seventy-fourth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Sixtieth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Sixty-fifth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
sometimes
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
spectacles
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
stops
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
talking
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
telling
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Tenth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Thank-you
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
then
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And by and by you find yourself saying it without thinking.
Thirtieth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Thirty-fifth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Thirty-third
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Twentieth
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
Uncle
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
verse
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
very
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
want
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From this reading So, next time, you are more careful; and, just before you begin you say, "_Er-h'r'm!_" very loudly, which means, "Now then, here we are"; and everybody stops talking and looks at you: which is what you want.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
way
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From this reading So then you get in the way of saying it whenever you are asked to recite ... and sometimes it is just as well, and sometimes it isn't....
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
well
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From this reading So then you get in the way of saying it whenever you are asked to recite ... and sometimes it is just as well, and sometimes it isn't....
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading So then you get in the way of saying it whenever you are asked to recite ... and sometimes it is just as well, and sometimes it isn't....
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
won't
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From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
YORK
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From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading First Printing Sept., 1927 Tenth Printing Sept., 1927 Twentieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirtieth Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-third Printing Sept., 1927 Thirty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fortieth Printing Nov., 1927 Forty-fifth Printing Nov., 1927 Fiftieth Printing Nov., 1927 Fifty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixtieth Printing Dec., 1927 Sixty-fifth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventieth Printing Dec., 1927 Seventy-fourth Printing Dec., 1928 Seventy-eighth Printing Sept., 1929 Eightieth Printing May, 1930 Eighty-fourth Printing May, 1931 Eighty-sixth Printing July, 1932 Eighty-ninth Printing July, 1933 Ninety-first Printing Aug., 1935 Ninety-fourth Printing Aug., 1935 When you are reciting poetry, which is a thing we never do, you find sometimes, just as you are beginning, that Uncle John is still telling Aunt Rose that if he can't find his spectacles he won't be able to hear properly, and does she know where they are; and by the time everybody has stopped looking for them, you are at the last verse, and in another minute they will be saying, "Thank-you, thank-you," without really knowing what it was all about.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And by and by you find yourself saying it without thinking.
