Word: discern
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Eight years ago Dr. Gault began pondering the sensitiveness of man's hands & fingers. After experimenting with an ordinary acousticon, he found that it was possible to discern the difference between vowels and consonants. He got a four-year leave of absence from Northwestern so that he could continue experimentations in Washington...
...William D. Eaton founded the Chicago Herald. But the Hearst Herald & Examiner celebrated its Golden Anniversary last week with ten times the Free Press's fanfare. The celebration happily coincided with an All Chicago Jubilee to celebrate the city's political "new era." At times it was difficult to discern where the Herald & Examiner's demonstration stopped and the city's jubilee began; the result was a pleasing impression that all of Chicago was agog over the newspaper's birthday...
...described and explained from without. Subjective writing is very effective for that limited number of individuals who react to external stimuli in the same way that the author or his characters do. However it seems likely that in future ages it will be increasingly difficult for the reader to discern the melody in the chaos of images flitting across the character's brain. It must be admitted that Mr. Peterson does not attempt to exalt this introspective dreamlike poetry of Aiken's, but takes it as an excellent example of important trends in modern literature...
...sequent means whereby added power either in communication or interpretation may be systematically and permanently acquired. Teachers who have recognized this potency of a program in recurrent examinations may wisely question how the defence attitude which many classes have unconsciously set up may be effectively broken down. Teachers who discern the true function of education will stress the training that develops power to place ideas in their true perspective. When a passage is being read, the pupils will be taught to determine the central idea, to recognize the major supports of that central idea, to rate at their proper value...
...relatives buried Agnes in their yard. Constantine, first Christian emperor, built a church over her grave. Pope Honorius repaired that church some 1300 years ago. Agnes as Saint became the patron of young girls. The eve of her Day (Jan. 21) many girls would resort to quaint magic to discern their future husbands...