Word: flatly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...introduced his subject by a short history of the Convent of Saint Cyr where the masterpieces of Racine were acted under the supervision of Mme. de Maintenon. When Athalie was first produced, instead of arousing the enthusiasm which Racine had so confidently hoped for it, it seemed to fall flat, the truth being that it was so far superior to the standards of the times that it was beyond appreciation; it was a play written for posterity...
...yards and 220 yards flat were easy events for F. H. Bigelow, who finished yards ahead of the field in both races. The two mile bicycle was a farce. The pace was so slow that at the end of the first lap the men were called back and started again...
...Campbell, Jr., is very irregular in his time, handles his slide poorly on catch and finish, meets his oar, feathers his oar too flat, fails to get around the water on catch, too long on the finish and swings out of the boat...
...insinuation that fear was a motive for declining to play the game falls flat. The earnest wish of the Harvard management is that the tie shall be played off, and to that end the management has worked and is now working...
...lead up to some line of thought. The subject and spirit of what is to be said must be held above all else. The speaker must also have regard for his own position, and must take care to put himself into harmonious relations with his audience, which has the flat. This does not always requre a fine presence or a highly trained voice; but it demands sincerity and earnestness. Behind all is the character of the man. which will ever remain the great power in public speaking...