Chapter I

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From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

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From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

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

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

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From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

anew

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

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From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

Having no one else present.

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

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

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

a feeling of craving something

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

for the reason that

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

plural of “circular” — an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

possessive form of “czar” — a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

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From this reading "I don't think so," Abe replied.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

take in solid food

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

expose or make accessible to some action or influence

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

an ornamental facade

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

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

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

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

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

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

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

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From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

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

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

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From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

and nothing more

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

drive or propel with the foot

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

plural of “lunch” — a midday meal

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

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From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

by chance

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

not any; not one

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

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

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

and nothing more

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

above and across; more than

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

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 _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

by chance

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

spoil as if by poison

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "I don't think so," Abe replied.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

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From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

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From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

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From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

express in words

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

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

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

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From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I don't think so," Abe replied.

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

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

propel through the air

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading How many times did I tell you you shouldn't eat that poison?'" " 50 "Perhaps it's because this here Lord George and King George is related maybe," Morris suggested.

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

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

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From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.

(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 "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

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

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

in the company of; together with

From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

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From this reading "And the only kick they've got, Mawruss," Abe said, "is that President Wilson won't expose his hand, which, if he did, he might just so well throw the game to Germany and be done with it."

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "I bet yer over half a czar's morning mail already is circulars from casket concerns alone, Abe."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Facing p._ 2 "'So,' Mrs. Hoover says, 'you had one of them sixty-cent table-d'hote lunches to-day again, and now of course you 'ain't got no appetite.