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Word: smaht (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1961-1961
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...counters by asking him another state capital. The boy says he does not know, and is silent when his mother, quite gay now, urges him to recite. He glares at her, and petulantly she asks the porter to put him to bed. The porter chides him: "A smaht boy lahk you not knowing the capital of Alabama." The boy scowls, trying not to cry. Then: " 'Sure I know,' he said in a listless, uneven voice that was almost a whisper. 'It's Montgomery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Small Defeats | 7/7/1961 | See Source »

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