Chapter I

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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

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.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading 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.

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.

one more of the same kind, or a different 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.

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.

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.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

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....

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.

the month following July and preceding September

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.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

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.

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.

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.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

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.

the event consisting of the start of 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.

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.

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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.

exercising caution or showing care or attention

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.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.

the last (12th) month of the year

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.

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.

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.

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From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.

position 80 in a countable series of things

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

the ordinal number of fifty in counting order

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.

the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order

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.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

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.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

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.

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.

position 40 in a countable series of things

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.

the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order

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.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

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....

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.

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.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

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.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

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.

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.

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.

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.

a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government

From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.

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.

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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....

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.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

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.

the month following June and preceding August

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.

and nothing more

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.

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

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.

evidencing the possession of inside information

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.

immediately past

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.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

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.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

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.

with relatively high volume

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.

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.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

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.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

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.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

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.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

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.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.

immediately following in time or order

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.

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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.

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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.

the month following October and preceding December

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.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

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.

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....

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON & CO., INC.

literature in metrical form

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.

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

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.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

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.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

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 in elocution

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....

-ing form of “recite” — recite in elocution

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.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

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.

express in words

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.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

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.

the month following August and preceding October

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.

position 70 in a countable series of things

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

position 60 in a countable series of things

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.

the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order

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.

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.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

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.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

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.

not in physical motion

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.

(of a nose) blocked

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.

a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)

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.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

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.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

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.

a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

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.

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.

a special situation

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.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading And by and by you find yourself saying it without thinking.

coming next after the twenty-ninth in 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.

the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order

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.

the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order

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.

an instance or single occasion for some event

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.

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.

position 20 in a countable series of things

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.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

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.

literature in metrical form

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.

precisely as stated

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.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

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.

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.

how something is done or how it happens

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....

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.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

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....

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.

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.

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....

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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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.

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.