Word: growed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...young teacher in 1886, Jones had his own vision during a solitary walk in the foothills of the Alps: "I felt the walls grow thin between the visible and the invisible, and there came a sudden flash of eternity, breaking in on me. I kneeled down then and there in that forest glade, in sight of the mountains, and dedicated myself in the hush and silence, but in the presence of an invading life, to the work of interpreting the deeper nature of the soul, and direct mystical relation with God, which had already become my major interest...
...grow Snider," said his Clark, "Fiorentino will be Worn by the trip West...
...office will work within the limits of time, staff, and facilities to accomplish its purpose. "Of course," it was explained, "we will grow along with the other departments in the University as our services become more and more efficient and valuable...
...fireplaces and television sets." Because TV sets are best viewed headon, "this mechanical fact may elongate the room, to avoid waste space on either side of the optimum viewing arc. Windows must be disposed to preclude the advent of any glare . . . Furniture groupings will be theater-style . . ." As screens grow larger, light in the room will be reduced. This, naturally, will require the use of luminous knives, forks and china...
...tall man with a long, foxy face, a pointed beard, and a nose that drooped on & on. He liked to grow flowers and watch birds. Germany's Wilhelm II detested and respected him: "I cannot stand Ferdinand but he beats us all for brains." Russia's peace-loving Leo Tolstoy came closer to the world's opinion when, as a curtain line in his play Plody Prosveshcheniya (The Fruits of Enlightenment), he had a valet pick up a newspaper with the remark: "Well well, let us see what our Ferdinand...