Word: pleasantly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Generatrix is Charlotte, now 56, 4 ft. 11n., "a pleasant spoken little woman [who] has had six daughters by five different fathers. She considers that she has 'done no harm to no one and I've got to live.' " She makes a meagre living with her embroidery. Her daughters, all unmarried, have seven daughters, three sons...
...Early up, and glad at my heart to know I am finished with examinations; and, yet, a little sad to quit my studies with my tutor, and to feel I must soon leave these pleasant bowers where I have learned many sweet philosophies. But it being such a fair day, I no more of these thoughts; so, in brave new flannels, all a bubble, to the office where I have not been in a long time. There I did see many new faces and one young one did ask what might my business be. Also I see my desk...
...this letter is not already too long, may I make an extremely mild protest at your emphasis upon our "profitable puzzle-&-game volumes." It is true: twelve years ago this month we published the first of a series of Cross Word Puzzle Books which turned out to be a pleasant and profitable venture. Since that time, however, we have published more than 400 books, less than 12% of which have been game and puzzle books...
...whole Romance Languages is considered a pleasant, easy field by its 135 concentrators this year. It has about 25 faculty men, of whom ten are professors and eight are instructors without being tutors. In spite of the name, Romance Languages resolves itself largely into a study of French with Italian and Spanish receiving attention mainly on grammar...
This scene, funny though it is, is not quite enough to make The Moon's Our Home diverting for the hour and 20 minutes it runs. Following the fashion, critics will doubtless credit Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell with the many knowing lines and pleasant minor touches, hold the lesser scribblers who worked on the picture responsible for such hackneyed characterizations as Henrietta Crosman as a termagant grandmother whose heart is secretly abrim with kindness and Charles Butterworth in his infinitely tiresome reproduction of an infinitely tired young...