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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 _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
attention
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
Author
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
babies
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Herford leaves nothing to be desired.
BIRTHDAY
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
Bolshevism
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
BON
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
book
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From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
cats
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
charm
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
Cleveland
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
commentator
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
COMPANY
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
creases
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
day
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From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
desired
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From this reading Mr. Herford leaves nothing to be desired.
DIEU'S
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
DORAN
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
engaging
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From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
etc
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
Ethel
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
fantasy
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
finds
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
flower
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
follies
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From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
frivolity
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From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
frutti
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
full
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
GEORGE
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
Giddy
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
Globe
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
good-humored
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From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
greatest
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
H
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
Herford
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From this reading Mr. Herford leaves nothing to be desired.
Herford's
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
humorous
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
imagination
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
incisive
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From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
Kitten
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
leaves
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From this reading Mr. Herford leaves nothing to be desired.
manners
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
mirror
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From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
Moffett
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
morals
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
moving
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Herford leaves nothing to be desired.
Mumford
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
NEITHERdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
NEW
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
NORconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
note
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Herford leaves nothing to be desired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
OLIVER
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
Persian
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
rich
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
Rubaiyat
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
special
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
tender
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
there
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
thrust
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From this reading His book is a mirror of engaging frivolity, an incisive but good-humored thrust at the follies of the day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
trees
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
trouser
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
tutti
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From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
very
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From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
Watts
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here and there a very rich and moving note is struck, as in THE BON DIEU’S BIRTHDAY PARTY where one finds in full flower that tender fantasy which is the greatest charm of Mr. Herford’s imagination.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Author of “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten,” “This Giddy Globe,” etc._ ¶ As a humorous commentator upon morals and manners with special attention to cats, tutti frutti trees, Bolshevism for babies and trouser creases.
YORK
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From this reading _With Cleveland Moffett_ _With Ethel Watts Mumford_ NEITHER HERE NOR THERE BY OLIVER HERFORD NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
