Word: dulled
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...subject was elementary Latin. The teacher was a young woman fair-and-twenty. Her pretty face, her gay smile, the exquisite taste of her simple dress, were prepossessing; and, as Meredith has it, 'And she was French.' . . . There were no dull eyes or yawning mouths in that room. There she sat in graceful majesty, as though she were presiding over an assembly of philosophers. On the questions she propounded-is it dative or ablative? why is the subjunctive used?-hung the grave issues of life...
...never be said that there is ever a dull moment at the Statistical School. For example, the most important news of the week is the transfer of Lieutenant Carlton L. Ericksen to San Antonio, Texas. Lieutenant Ericksen has been attached to the Statistical School since last October, acting as Physical Training Officer, Assistant Adjutant, and Adjutant, plus many other duties. While at the statistical school he had proven himself to be an efficient officer and a good friend to all the students. The faculty, cadre, and civilian personnel will miss his big-heartedness and friendliness...
...late autumn sun spread a dull sheen over the refuse-strewn waters of the Plata River. Slowly the small, grey minesweeper Drummond nudged against a deserted wharf. Down the gangway stepped a tired, disheveled, stubborn old man, Ramon S. (for nothing) Castillo, Vice President of Argentina from 1938 to 1940, Acting President from 1940 to 1942, President from 1942 until last week, President in Exile for one day, now ex-President...
...Eileen, 10, drank because she was dull in school. "She was in the same class for the third successive term. She stopped on her way to class at her aunt's home . . . every morning and surreptitiously took drinks [of liquor] in increasing number till she was found to be sleeping through class. Finally, she never reached school, falling in a coma on a street corner...
...Hill certainly deserved the simultaneous but automatic ovation given him at the conclusion of the Navy Regs course. Everyman was on his feet cheering before the command "Attention" could be given. He highlighted a dull course with human interest stories to illustrate his points. "Little Pay" we salute...