Word: ah
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Recently, a Manhattan dowager telephoned him, bidding him play at one of her musicales. "And what, Mr. Zimbalist, will be your fee?' "Five thousand dollars, Madam." The dowager did not flinch. "And you under stand, Mr. Zimbalist, that you will not be expected to mix with the guests." "Ah, Madam, in that case it is only one thousand...
...times reporters today come back to the news editor, with the casual remark: 'Can't get the facts of that story.' And then I have been amazed at the number of news editors who casually reply: 'That's another good story gone West; ah, well, see what you can get on this,' and he puts the reporter on another job. That's not newspaper reporting as I knew...
...selected to deliver a speech before the Duke of Kent. The boy's voice had just then begun to break, and though he persevered with his speech, it was more like a yodelling performance than a sober oration. The Doctor in some embarrassment . . . explained apologetically, 'His voice is breaking.' 'Ah,' replied the Duke, 'but the action was good.' " At 15, Newman became an undergraduate of Trinity College, Oxford, and disappointed everybody by breaking down in his examinations. He had overworked; for 20 weeks before the "schools" (finals) he had crammed an average of 20 hours a day. Later he became...
...feeling that F.L. Dennis 1G., knows not whereof he speaks, desire to correct his statement in Wednesday's CRIMSON that "Harvard men are thrown in contact with Radcliffe women but little, and seek no closer association. However, I have seen one or two fairly good-looking girls at Radcliffe". Ah, the blase air with which Mr. Dennis utters his profound observations! Lord Byron could hardly have written it more grandly. We understand, of course, that he has investigated the matter thoroughly, and yet--er--we wonder if he has ever tried to get a Radcliffe dormitory on the telephone...
...since 1914," cried M. Rollin, "a million glorious tons! But I regret to say that all our new cargo boats are of foreign construction. I hope that the limitation of ships of war at London will soon release huge sums enabling us to build ships of Peace-and trade. Ah, pourquoi la France fait-elle settlement les bateaux de luxe? We must not, my distinguished friends, build only luxury ships-like this!," and excited M. Rollin made a sweeping circular gesture, almost a pirouette...