100
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
103
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From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
105
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From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
106
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From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
107
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From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
109
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From this reading Urbs 109 "I'm Out of the Army Now" 110 "Oh Man!"
11
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
110
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From this reading Urbs 109 "I'm Out of the Army Now" 110 "Oh Man!"
112
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
113
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
124
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
133
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
89
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
90
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
92
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
94
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
95
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
97
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
98
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
ADnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
anew
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Urbs 109 "I'm Out of the Army Now" 110 "Oh Man!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
BalladenounUS /bəˈlɑːd/
a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
BardnounUS /bɑːrd/
a lyric poet
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
Collier'snounUS /ˈkɑːljərz/
possessive form of “collier” — someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
ConningverbUS /ˈkɑːnɪŋ/
inflected form of “con” — deprive of by deceit
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
CosmosnounUS /ˈkɑːz.moʊs/
The universe seen as a well-ordered whole governed by rational nature.
From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
DictaphonenounUS /ˈdɪktəfoʊn/
a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
DictionarynounUS /ˈdɪkʃəneri/
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
DiscontinuingverbUS /dɪskənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “discontinue” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
EliminateverbUS /ɪˈlɪməneɪt/
terminate, end, or take out
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
ELSE
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
EnvironmentnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
Etc
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From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
fablenounUS /ˈfeɪbəl/
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
Gotham
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
Harper'snounUS /ˈhɑːrpərz/
possessive form of “harper” — someone who plays the harp
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
hoardverbUS /hɔːrd/
save up as for future use
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
Hohenzollernnoun
a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
HomicidenounUS /ˈhɑːməsaɪd/
the killing of a human being by another human being
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
I'm
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From this reading Urbs 109 "I'm Out of the Army Now" 110 "Oh Man!"
ImperativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈperətɪv/
requiring attention or action
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
InaugurationnounUS /ɪˌnɔːɡjərˈeɪʃən/
the act of starting a new operation or practice
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
includeverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːd/
have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
JustifiableadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪəbəl/
capable of being justified
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
LargeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
Leuconoe
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
LEUCONOEN
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
a characteristic state or mode of living
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plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
MagazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Urbs 109 "I'm Out of the Army Now" 110 "Oh Man!"
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
MeasuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
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MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
mihi
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
MurderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
an old word for “no”
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
nefas
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Urbs 109 "I'm Out of the Army Now" 110 "Oh Man!"
ObscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
OdenounUS /oʊd/
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Urbs 109 "I'm Out of the Army Now" 110 "Oh Man!"
touching and supported by a surface
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Urbs 109 "I'm Out of the Army Now" 110 "Oh Man!"
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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ParnassusnounUS /ˌpɑːrˈnæsəs/
(Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry
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approval to do something
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
quaesieris
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
quem
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
querynounUS /ˈkwiːri/
an instance of questioning
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
ResumingverbUS /rɪˈzuːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
RusnounUS /rʌs/
the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
scire
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
SectornounUS /ˈsektər/
a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
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Similes
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
a thing, without saying which
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
SyntheticadjectiveUS /sɪnˈθetɪk/
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
express gratitude or show appreciation to
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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ThoughtlessadjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtləs/
showing lack of careful thought
From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
tibi
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Tobogganingnoun
riding on a long light sled with low handrails
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a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
TraffickersnounUS /ˈtræfɪkərz/
plural of “trafficker” — someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
TribunenounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːn/
(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests
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Tu
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From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
Urbs
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From this reading Urbs 109 "I'm Out of the Army Now" 110 "Oh Man!"
VersesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
VirilitynounUS /vərˈɪləti/
the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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Vs
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From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
WaiternounUS /ˈweɪtər/
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading To W. Hohenzollern, on Resuming The Conning Tower 103 Thoughts on the Cosmos 105 On Environment 106 The Ballad of the Thoughtless Waiter 107 Rus Vs.
WeeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
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WeightsnounUS /weɪts/
plural of “weight” — the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
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used to ask for information about something
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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Wilstach's
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From this reading The Ballad of Justifiable Homicide 89 The Ballad of the Murdered Merchant 90 A Gotham Garden of Verses 92 Lines on Reading Frank J. Wilstach's "A Dictionary of Similes" 94 The Dictaphone Bard 95 The Comfort of Obscurity 97 Ballade of the Traffickers 98 To W. Hohenzollern, on Discontinuing The Conning Tower 100
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
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the words that are spoken
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be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
a late time of life
From this reading 112 An Ode in Time of Inauguration 113 What the Copy Desk Might Have Done 124 Song of Synthetic Virility 133 SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN Present Imperative Horace: Book I, Ode 11 _"Tu ne quaesieris--scire nefas--quem mihi; quem tibi----"_ AD LEUCONOEN Nay, query not, Leuconoe, the finish of the fable; Eliminate the worry as to what the years may hoard!
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _Author of_ "_By and Large_," "_In Other Words_," "_Tobogganing on Parnassus_," "_Weights and Measures_," _Etc._ The author wishes to thank the _New York Tribune_, _Life_, _Harper's Magazine_, _Collier's Weekly_, and _The Home Sector_, for their kind permission to include in this volume material which has appeared in their pages.
