Word: flawless
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...Robyn started us off slowly. She got us a border collie, Hugo, when our son was about 6. She knew that would appeal to me because the border collie is the smartest species on the planet. Hugo could 1) play outfield in our backyard baseball games, 2) do flawless front-door sentry duty, and 3) play psychic weatherman, announcing with a wail every coming thunderstorm...
From the beginning of her moment in the public eye, Nefertiti had a star quality that transcended her epoch. Her swan neck, flawless face and curvaceous figure seem to justify her name, which means "the beautiful one is come." Her parents are unknown, although some scholars believe her father eventually became Tutankhamen's vizier (a sort of prime minister) and then ascended the throne himself. Nefertiti was chosen as principal wife of young Amenhotep IV, who became Pharaoh in about 1350 B.C. At the time of her marriage, she may have been no older than...
Robyn started us off slowly. She got us a border collie, Hugo, when our son was about 6. She knew that would appeal to me because the border collie is the smartest species on the planet. Hugo could 1) play outfield in our backyard baseball games, 2) do flawless front-door sentry duty, and 3) play psychic weatherman, announcing with a wail every coming thunderstorm...
...letters, while long on uninteresting detail, are cryptic on the tragedies of her life. And for some reason Hasina's letters, translated from Bengali, are presented in absurdly ungrammatical English; but when Nazneen, who has no more education than her sister, composes a reply, it's in flawless, if simple, prose. A large chunk of the middle of the book is given over to Hasina's rambling correspondence, and its chief function is to mark the passing of years: a clunky effort to move the story forward. The absence of narrative punch is compounded by a paucity of interesting characters...
Backed by a large group of rambunctious fans, Hall rallied at No. 1 after dropping the first game 10-8. She posted a flawless 9-0 second game before storming back from a 6-3 deficit in the third to pull out a 9-6 win. An epic fourth game capped the comeback, with Hall winning 10-8 to claim the decisive match. The Bulldogs dropped to 5-1 in the Ivies and second place...