Word: explaining
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...likely that he will wander farther afield seeking violets rather than daisies. Nor will he keep too well in mind the strict definition of a student. More often than occasionally he will merely draw a road map to the mine where the gold may be gathered, nor stop to explain the intricacies of its composition. Only at moments of particular timeliness or times of particular moment will he delve more deeply into a subject...
Quickly the mother said under her breath: "Will explain that later," while the father, a wise and scholarly dominee of the Dutch Reformed Church, replied with equal quietness and promptness: "An unmarried wife...
...itself to Mr. McAndrew during a legal action against the school board the past summer. A group of 288 teacher-clerks had sought an injunction to prevent the school board from replacing them with civil service (political) appointees. In court, the teacher-clerks had sent for Mr. McAndrew to explain to the judge the nature of their duties. Mr. McAndrew had complied, saying, yes, the duties of teacher-clerks are predominantly educational. They assist the school principals in supervising classroom work; they interview parents, help with home work, aid discipline and even, when needed, teach classes. Their positions used...
...Everett & William Sawyer of Lincoln, Neb., college-bellboys at the Lake Hotel, met Mrs. Coolidge, told her they were fourth cousins to the President. He, interested, invited them to call and explain the relationship. When they were unable to explain, President Coolidge, genealogical expert, did so for them...
...Valera, again a wholehearted Republican, sees no change. He wants only "external association" with the Commonwealth (and not a membership within it) that will not bind Ireland to a King who never even visits the Free State. The difference is difficult to explain, but is best summed up by contrasting "external association" with internal association, and the seeming impossibility of having a republic in the monarchical Commonwealth...