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You Should Worry Says John Henry
You Should Worry Says John Henry

Chapter X

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YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
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You Should Worry Says John Henry

Chapter X

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
Line 2
Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
Line 3
They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
Line 4
I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
Line 5
The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

ABOUT preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.”

Parlor noun US /ˈpɑːrlər/

an old-fashioned sitting room

From this reading “YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?”

Pulled noun US /pulled/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

address

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

all

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

Anvil

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

Association

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.

Avenue

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

away

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From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

boiler

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From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

called

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From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

canned

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

conclave

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

congress

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From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

corner

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

doesn't

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

Drive

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From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.

EVENING

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From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

evenings

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

factory

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From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

Foliage

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

Forest

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

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

fricasseed

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

Friend

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From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

friends

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

Frothingham

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

Frothingham's

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From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.

Frothinghams

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

give

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

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

go

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From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

hay

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

home

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From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

husband

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

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

it's

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

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

Jack

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

license

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

From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

like

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From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

lot

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

From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

Luella

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

From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

Mexican

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From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

money

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

more

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

Mrs

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From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.

music

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

MUSICAL

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From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

musicale

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

From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

nice

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

off

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From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.

old

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.

parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/

an old-fashioned sitting room

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

people

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

perfectly

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

pullednounUS /pulled/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.

recitations

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

riots

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From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

Say

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From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

session

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From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

SHOULDmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

some

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

spoil

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

sprinkling

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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

stray

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From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

Street

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

whisper

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

wife

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From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.

wise

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

woods

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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.

WORRY

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From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?

YOUpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?