Word: doored
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ruffle. The red tape of his job bored him; he knew how to laugh. When, newly appointed Ambassador to Spain, he presented his credentials to King Alfonso, he read his speech before the grandees of Spain, listened to the King's reply, bowed himself backwards toward the door, "stumbled over a stool, and fell flat on the carpet. Not a muscle moved on the face of King Alfonso. It was only when the great doors had closed behind him that Nicolson heard from the throne-room peal upon peal of schoolboy laughter...
...Vanderbilt Whitney gave one the night after. There were parties all week through Long Island's polo country. Big cars hurried along the roads, driving a little faster than usual for there were many trips to be made-guests met at the station, a wait at the front door and then to Meadow Brook or Piping Rock for lunch, then the game, then out to dinner, and a long wait through the dancing. At the parties, and in the garish, robins-egg blue grandstand at the games, was a mingling of many worlds, the great business world...
...been driven to and from the theatre in a hansom cab operated by a hackman known as "Red." One night, during a snowstorm, Red's cab was late coming for her. When it did appear she got in, was taken home, shouted goodnight and ran for her door. An hour later Red's employer told her that the driver had died w:hile she was in the theatre; unguided, the horse had found the way home. Her friends believe that the most accurate description of Critic Leslie was written by Ben Hecht, long a fellow member of the Daily News...
From house to house, from door to door, uniformed Russian police finecombed the cities of Moscow and Kiev last week, looking for kopecks. Bank officials conferred with mint officials, they agreed that too much Russian small change was disappearing from circulation. Despite all the rigor of Soviet laws designed to keep money in circulation, Russian citizens were up to their old trick of hoarding money, bronze and copper coins in particular...
Bray repeatedly shot through the door, raking Captain Rowe across the stomach, then jumped out the window. Twice Reporter Leary ordered him to stand. Twice Bray clicked his jammed revolver at him. Then Reporter Leary, onetime U. S. Army sidearms instructor, fired at Bray, shot him through the head...