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Word: guess (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...returning to Long Island, will presently make his appearance from the first-class decks. You surmise that minor difficulties?an immigration official who wants to keep Miss Gaynor outside the U. S., and a blonde who wants to keep Mr. Farrell?will separate them temporarily. Though you might not guess that she would do it in the crate of one of Mr. Farrell's polo ponies, you know that Heather will presently get into the U. S., eventually nod her head when Mr. Farrell asks her a certain question. A mediocre score by George Gershwin and the Swedish comicalities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Jan. 4, 1932 | 1/4/1932 | See Source »

...have never been so fortunate as to hear the Ambassador explode but it is my guess that he says Hell, Maria, not Hell & Maria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 21, 1931 | 12/21/1931 | See Source »

...Santa Monica, Brother-in-Law Leavitt began to explain: "I grabbed the bag and now I'm holding it. I didn't know what was in the sack but I tried to be a good fellow. ... I guess anyone would try to help another out in a case like that. . . . One of the officers whispered that I should give the name of Jones. I objected but he insisted. ... I don't agree with Hoover on the Dry question? but I wasn't drinking." (A year ago Brother-in-Law Leavitt was arrested for intoxication, paid a $25 fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: In Dailey's Meat Store | 11/23/1931 | See Source »

...books and articles will be written on the Manchurian controversy before the many threads can be untangled and candidates for the doctor's degree in the twenty-fifth century will doubtless still be uncovering new information. Any opinion on the development of the Sino-Japanese struggle must be a guess. There are, however, one or two aspects of the situation which are worth considering...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EARLY ARBITRATION | 11/23/1931 | See Source »

...violin, constructing ship models or painting. Mr. Joyce has his escape mechanism. When he wants to be alone he buys a couple of apples, rides for an hour or so on the back platform of a streetcar. His handshake has a vertical range of three feet. Nobody dares guess the range of his plans for Great Western...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: End of an Era | 11/16/1931 | See Source »

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