Word: motionlessness
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True, the last company comes up on the line and dresses smartly, the adjutant bawls out "Parade Rest," the band sounds off," marches forward to troop the line, and the 1200 stand stiff and motionless. That's all the spectator sees at parade...
...have seen these spots before, have not been able to find out what they were because they did not possess strong enough telescopes to study them. Just before the War a vivid spot was noted, was interpreted by the superstitious as a sign of bloodshed. Sometimes the patches remain motionless for months, at other times they appear to be rolling about, chasing one another over Jupiter's surface. Why they act in this way has never been determined...
...Springer left. The door was closed. The stenographers and clerks did not hear the lock snap shut. But before Mr. Springer reached the lift the sound of angry voices came from the room. Then, in startling succession, came a fusillade of five shots. The outer office froze into silent, motionless attention. Before it was broken there was a round of five more shots, the sound of glass falling...
...even in that instant, the black finally triumphed. "Instantly the fear of a suicide's death stiffened the grip of her strong fingers on the willow branch. "Too late. The brittle willow branch snapped. Vith a wild scream she fell, clawing at the crumbling bank, into the silent motionless water." So you see-on the theory that a Negro never commits suicide-unless living in an unnatural environment such as cities-Precieuse did not commit suicide. The No-Nation Girl has both made us some very good friends and lost us some friends also. . . . VIOLET ASHLEY WALL...
...front cover) The London Naval Treaty lay motionless in docket during the first week of the special session of the Senate called to consider it. Gales of oratory blew but they were a preliminary storm designed to delay the Treaty's start towards ratification. Only two formal speeches on the Treaty itself, one for, one against, were made in the first five days of debate...