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Word: meant (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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This poison "mule," dear people, Did cause this incident; It stole these children's father, Who for their love was meant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Murder in Rhyme | 2/24/1930 | See Source »

...this oath meant little to the critics of the Supreme Court. Washington's Senator Dill, who had shouted that Abraham Lincoln would have had no chance of appointment today as Chief Justice because he would be rated a "radical,''* warned that the people would find a method of curbing the Supreme Court if it did not change its ways on economic questions. The Senate was shocked at his passionate use of the word "revolution." Senator Norris predicted that the Hughes appointment would become an issue in the next campaign, called it "Banquo's ghost come back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUDICIARY: Dred Scott Cited | 2/24/1930 | See Source »

When Thornton Wilder wrote The Bridge of San Luis Rey it was read by more than 250,000 people. Most of them could not even pronounce the title correctly. Many are still arguing about what the story meant. Author Wilder's books are polished, scholarly, classical. Nevertheless, the U. S. acclaims him. The secret of Author Wilder's success is his style-one of the most readable styles ever produced by a U. S. writer. Highbrows call it limpid. Plain people call it pretty smooth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Wilder-ness | 2/24/1930 | See Source »

Although Pell won straight games, the score in no way indicates the closeness of the match for each rally meant many brilliant shots and the players continually had the gallery on its feet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: C. C. PELL '08 SCORES TWELFTH WIN IN GOLD RACQUET TOURNEY | 2/14/1930 | See Source »

...club has been active this season, with a mountain climbing or skiing trip each week end. To be an active member of the club one must have made the ascent of two major glacier-hung peaks. By "major" is meant a difficult climb...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mountaineering Club to Stage Two Foreign Trips During the Summer--Groups Will Visit British Columbia and Switzerland | 2/13/1930 | See Source »

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