Word: glowed
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...flung himself wholeheartedly against her. “You raise me up,” wept Frederick. “You raise me up!”He certainly was raised up, Roxanna realized, her eyes going wide. She had no idea what to do next. The bright glow on the river seemed to expand into a white light around them. The mist enveloped them, warm and caressing and intimate, yet ethereal. Frederick was sobbing and trembling against her, muttering snatches of poetry. Roxanna closed her eyes, searching for inspiration. She felt as if they were...
...It’s never exactly clear how or with respect to what America lost its way, and to be honest, I have no idea what this book is about—but look! There, peeking out from behind the clouds! It’s the incandescent glow of Suskind’s benevolent wisdom, a glow that the Pulitzer Prize bestows on all its recipients. I was going to take a peek at Suskind’s author photo, but then I remembered that incandescent wisdom-auras can’t be photographed. They can only be basked...
...October 30, 1938. A Sunday night. About 8 p.m. You're sitting in your living room. Possibly in an easy chair. Maybe the lights are off and there's a cup of tea on the table by your side. The radio dial casts a dim glow. You're relaxed, listening to the immensely popular Chase and Sanborn Hour, starring Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. It's weird, listening to a ventriloquist and his dummy on the radio - how can you be sure Bergen's not cheating? - but the two of them are funny enough. A few minutes pass before some...
...glazed wooden tables—the tops are cross-sections of some large tree—rests on a black carpet, exuding sculptural finesse. The orange linoleum flooring is invisible under a sheet of white vinyl. Lights installed on the ceiling shine through white fabric, casting a muted glow throughout the room...
...students filed into the Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub Saturday night, they were greeted with glow sticks, temporary tattoos, and “Women rock!” pins in preparation for a night of music featuring female artists. “Women, Rock!,” which was sponsored by the Harvard College Women’s Center, sought to promote female student musicians at Harvard. “We wanted to make sure that there is a venue where woman musicians are featured prominently,” said Susan B. Marine, director of the Women?...