Word: growed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...spite of anarchy and assassination and rumours of war, infant Poland has successfully passed through the attacks of political measles and whooping-cough, and seems destined to grow up a strong member of the family of nations. Once established it will prove an effectual buffer between the central-European countries--more effective than the Belgium of 1914, because larger and stronger. And if, as has sometimes been claimed the true pessimist is really an optimist because everything will turn out better than he expects, the Daily Mail's correspondent can look forward to seeing in Poland the one hopeful sign...
...turn to be whipped. And some people even hope that jazz and the hip-hoorah of modern Pep will drown the roar of the sidereal universe. None of these, of course, considers that one shift of the celestial pole in a mere 25,000 years will make grass grow on the present north pole and put jelly fish in even the most modern of our office buildings...
Little by little the dispute over the meaning of this entry will grow until it includes in one vast growl of argument all the people from the hereditary janitors down to the sovereigns of the wrench and the nut. When it reaches the last named arbiters of human progress, the machinery, being neglected, will jam, whereupon the lights will go out. The growl of argument will then change to one great roar of anger...
...little three. This year they have already beaten the Princeton freshmen more decisively than did 1926 last week. Now they are come with the reputation of another "enfant terrible". They want nothing more than to keep up their reputation with a victory over Harvard, and then to grow up into "Terrible Elis...
...home and without introduction; the manager carries on his routine of squabbles, and the actors come and go from rehearsals. Little by little, the threads of plot are woven together, the more important characters brought into relief and allowed to disclose their hearts in conversational ease. Their lives grow through the four acts of the play. The lion-tamer plays her wiles on all who come in range. The little bareback rider, used by her pseudo father for his own ends, loves and is loved by her riding-mate; she is sold instead to a roue baron...