Word: arduously
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Wheeling, in the days of the great hegira to the West, was considered to be the end of Eastern civilization and the jumping off place into the great Indian country. After their arduous trip over the national pike (now U. S. Route 40) the emigrant New Englanders were ready for a breathing spell and a general overhauling of supplies and equipment. Also it usually took a few days to make arrangements to be ferried over the Ohio River at this point...
...rugby. At the stalemated fighting front, bright skies encouraged reconnaissance flights by both sides, to see what new dispositions the enemy had made during weeks of freeze and fog. For the troops in outpost zones ahead of the Maginot Line and Westwall, patrol duty became more frequent and arduous, first stations busier...
...girl named Dain, and "I," a young man, unmarried, without money, in love, take a shack and shift for themselves on the Cornish coast. The young man writes books, from which he gets too little money; the young woman works very hard and is very "gallant." The arduous simplicities of their living and their small adventures are described in great detail; they have a baby; they are very happy indeed. Warm readers will find the tale disarming; cool readers may wonder whether love so nearly cloudless is interesting enough to write or read about. It may, however, forerun a wartime...