Word: fines
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that in the United States Catholics were to be Ishmaelites. They were not to be heirs of the fine things to which Protestants might rightly reach-rather they were to be the contented stepchildren that should be satisfied with the crumbs that fell across from their master's table...
...Joseph Marchette in Yonkers, N. Y., wanted a robin pie; he quickly shot a robin. The robin was taken away from him and he was given a fine...
...sure she was La Argentina, the Spanish dancer* who as a child was première danseuse classique at the Royal Opera in Madrid, as a mature artist the rage of Berlin, of Paris. But the U. S. was different. Her art was subtle, its lines tickling, fine. The U. S. might not understand...
...Professor James Henry Breasted of the University of Chicago, who was at Luxor, Egypt, his headquarters for Egyptian research. He sped to Dura, hastily made photographs and maps. As the result of his recommendations, the General Education Board gave money to dig at Dura. Rewards: rare colored frescoes, fine sculptures, important inscriptions, and best of all-Greek, Latin and Aramaic parchments. Rarely have parchments of the period been found outside of Egypt...
...Ledbetter Lee, mercurial informator, pronounces Wells "delightful, and his good-natured banter and satire a marvel of fine conversation." Versatile extremes, such as Kipps and The Time Machine, Floor Games for Children and The Undying Fire, mark his tremendous output of some fifty volumes aside from articles and pamphlets...