Word: readin
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...threatened to close all but one window. In an expansive mood, he once began a letter to Comptroller of the Currency James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor: "Top o' the Mornin' to Ye, Mr. O'Connor! And 'twas with much interest that I be a readin' yours of the 22nd...
...live soldiers to another: "Kids shouldn't be dead, Charley. That's what they musta figured when the dirt started fallin' in on 'em. . . . Did they want to be standin' there when the lead poured in? They wanted to be home readin' a book or teachin' their kid c-a-t spells cat or takin' a woman out into the country in an open car with the wind blowin...
...minutely, glorying in his Zeus-like superiority to the moiling creatures below. He yawns luxuriously and considers his plans for the day. It is 9.15, and a grinning slave of Morpheus has just begun to sprint furiously, for he and his fellows have Divisionals this morning. For the Vagabond, Readin Period begins...
...just been a-readin' that right-and-proper rebuke that was sent to you from England ITi.ME, March 12]. Mr. G. Ovendale, over there says you sound like a Kahlege Kid from the Bible Belt when you refer to the King of England as George...
Many a reliable correspondent in Texas reported that Governor-presumptive Sterling was illiterate until 21. His campaign handbook states: "Educational opportunities in Chambers County were none too good, especially for the biggest boy of a poor family of 14. Ross gained the readin', writin' and 'rithmetic fundamentals at the village one-teacher school...