Word: pile
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that last, long pile." --R. SIMULANT
...greatest number of men are the traffic regulations. Last spring, when the son of a well-known automobile manufacturer was sentenced to five days in jail for fast driving, the country rang with excitement. Orange County, California, sprang into prominence by giving "a day on the rock pile" to all second offenders. Even the famous Ralph De Palma got "ten days", for shooting away from a policemen whose motorcycle was "doing...
...field. In desperation the two coaches rush out and advise their respective teams. Mr. Haughton whispers to the quarterback; a most remarkable play is carried through, except that the pigskin comes to rest exactly where it was before, and Mr. Fisher chuckles audibly as he views the pile of arms and legs. His own coup d'etat fails as miserably as did his opponent's. A conference of the Big Two is held. They separate. Each tells his team the game is over. "But who won?" "We did", says Mr. Fisher. "We did", says Mr. Haughton. And they...
...most successful recent use of expressionism is in the Theatre Guild's production of Ibsen's astonishing poetic drama, Peer Gynt. Full-grown people live in dwarfed houses; deserts are indicated by a suggestion of sand; fjords, oceans, mountains become a pile of cubist rocks and a blue line on the backdrop...
...Green five came back with a spurt and after several series of baskets by both teams, Millar and Captain Cullen of Dartmouth each placed a field goal, which gave the Green the lead. The Crimson made several rallies to overcome the lead that the Hanover team then began to pile up. Captain Gordon twisted his ankle in a mixup under the opponents' goal but resumed play shortly afterwards...