e comes the scare baby, my kid brother, Harry. "A scare baby" is a child’s way of describing a person who is afraid to do something. In this context, a "kid" brother is a younger one. Come on, Harry, go faster! The greatest and most versatile phrasal verb in English, often taking on the meaning of the words that follow. In this case, "go faster!" He caught a bad cold which infected his left ear. "To infect" is to put a virus or disease into a part of the body. It was weeks before he could go back to his after school job at old-man Gower’s drugstore. Note that many older children worked (and still work) at part time jobs after school is over. Also note that Mr. Gower was in fact an old man, but you wouldn’t refer to him as that today. That’s Harry F. Potter, the richest and meanest man in the county. A person who is "mean" is cruel or unkind. A "county" is a political division of a state, which is usually much bigger than a city. Wish I had a million dollars! Hot dog! "Hot dog" is an expression that is much loved in this film, but no longer used today. It means something like "Let’s hope for the best." Two cents worth of shoelaces. The strings that hold shoes on your feet. Made up your mind yet? :: I’ll take chocolate. "To make up one’s mind" is to decide between two or more choices. Say brainless, don’t you know where coconuts come from? "Brainless" is a cute little insult, but probably never used today. Only us explorers can get it; I’ve been nominated for membership in the National Geographic Society. To be "nominated" for something is to be officially accepted or appointed. The National Geographic Society is still a well known organization devoted to the exploration of countries and cultures throughout the world. Is this the ear you can’t hear on? George, I’ll love you to the day I die. Today, you would ask if this is the ear you can’t hear out of, not on. I’m going exploring some day, and I’ll have a couple of harems and maybe 3 or 4 wives. A "harem" is a house in which women live, often in order to serve the sexual desires of a rich or powerful man. This is a funny thing for a 12 year old boy to be saying! You’re not paid to be a canary. A type of bird known for talking and whistling. [Written]-----Your son Robert died of influenza. Stop. "Influenza" is a dangerous form of the flu. Note that in wire communications, the word stop was often used to end a sentence. Take those capsules over to Mrs. Blaine. A "capsule" is a small pill-sized container for medicine. They have diphtheria, haven’t they? Another deadly disease which makes it difficult to breathe. Baily Brothers Building and Loan Association. This is the Baily family business, that loans working people money so that they can buy and build houses. Al
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