Word: habited
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hatful of Rain (by Michael V. Gazzo) concerns a drug addict. Young Johnny Pope picked up the habit while a hospitalized war veteran, shook it off, and now-with his wife expecting a child -is on the needle again. Tormented by his cravings, he is also tormented by the brutal, scrounging pushers who can supply the drugs. His well-meaning brother knows of his vice and has given him money for it; his unhappy wife does not know and can only blame some unknown woman for his neglect and his absences from home. Out of such a situation emerges...
This was the 72nd time the two teams competed against each other in football, with the Elis previously having won 40 times and the Crimson 24. There were seven ties. The Crimson, making it a habit of upsetting the favored Blue, had won the last two games. All the seniors on the present Harvard team were looking for their third straight victory today, but a fellow named Phil Tarasovic was sure trying hard to stop them...
...warfare, originally a Liberal guerrilla revolt against the oppression of a Conservative dictatorship, lost its point two years ago when General Rojas, though a Conservative himself, got fed up and overthrew the regime. The fighting slackened for a time-but the habit of bloodshed proved too strong. "Liberals kill Conservatives, then Conservatives kill...
They could afford little entertaining, but when their second son was born, the King himself served as godfather and the entire royal family went to the christening. From then on, Margaret and her sister Elizabeth formed the habit of dropping in at the Townsend cottage on Sunday mornings, Elizabeth to chat with Rosemary and Margaret to play with the babies. Margaret never went alone to the Townsends, but in the family it was generally understood that she was his special charge, and Peter was frequently at the Princess' side in line of duty. Elizabeth often made their party...
...four, Joe and his sister, Donneita, shared ownership of lambs deserted by their mothers, feeding them by bottle until they were old enough to go on grass. Already, Joe's hearty appetite for cold cash was apparent: he even made a tidy profit out of his habit of sucking his thumb. For months, both his mother and grandmother put dimes under his pillow every time he went to sleep without his thumb in his mouth. Finally grandmother Carver said: "Joe, this has gone far enough. We'll just have to stop giving you money." Replied...