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Word: engrossed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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This annual concentration meeting is an essential and very valuable preliminary to the process of picking future fields of study which will engross the Freshman mind for the next month. But it is only a preliminary. Consultations, advice, decisions, reconsiderations, and more decisions will follow each other in rapid succession until five o'clock on May 2 and the threat of a five dollar fine finally bring the doubtful to a decision...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FRESHMAN'S DILEMMA | 4/5/1928 | See Source »

...Pogany's sets, an Egyptian fantasy unrolled itself out of Tut-Ankh-Amen vestments. Once upon a time Prince Rames sallied forth to possess himself of the fruit of the tree. And did. Authentic folklore it is, with talking alligators -scholarly, picturesque, but apparently not the thing to engross an audience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: Oct. 18, 1926 | 10/18/1926 | See Source »

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