Word: hurt
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Father lived in London as in a sheltered treadmill: she ran the house, took his dictation, typed his manuscripts, chased from the quiet street the occasional catastrophe of an organ-grinder. Suddenly one day Father brought home a pretty young wife, several years younger than Jennifer. With no hurt feelings but a sensation of tremendous relief Jennifer left home, got herself a cottage in the country, took off spiritual corsets, breathed easy for the first time in her life...
Meanwhile Dr. Leiva, not so badly hurt that he could not express himself freely, told newsmen: "It might have happened to anybody. But the Washington police force is the worst I have ever known. . . . One man [during the fight] thrust his hand into my face and I nearly bit his little finger...
...contrast to "Mr. Lemon", which as usual combined with other things to leave one feeling entirely at peace with the world of men, "Millie", starring Helen Twelvetrees, was so stupid that it hurt. Miss Twelvetrees is so constantly in personal communication with her director that one feels uncomfortably intrusive, and gropes for the nearest exist. If one is so unlucky as to wish to stick to it out, one sees Miss Twelvetrees get indecently plastered, hears her tell her chauffeur to drive faster, faster, hears the pistol fired, and hopes to God that it is Miss Twelvetrees...
...Woodworth had with him his sweater with the varsity "N" (Northwestern) on it. That might bring him luck. It had in football. He never wore a headguard but he never got hurt. Knute Rockne of Notre Dame had respected the Northwestern team, called Woodworth one of the greatest guards in the country. But outboard motor racing is different from football; the whole thing depends on your engine more than yourself. No use fooling with your gas on a race as long as this; leaded or etherized gas has speed but lacks power, and Woodworth needed power to make the light...
...Hurt by the dividend cut are 65,000 C. P. R. owners?20,000 in the United Kingdom, 27,000 in Canada, 13,000 in the U. S. And affected psychologically by the cut is each & every one of Canada's 9,000,000 citizens, for between the Dominion and the C. P. R. is a great bond. The C. P. R. has grown because Canada has grown; Canada could not have grown without...