Word: rains
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...body splattered with black, sticky mud lay off the road near San Stephano on a tiny West Indian isle--flabby, middle-aged, and wet from an afternoon thunder-storm. Courtney Courtney Peabody had drowned in the rain. A half-finished letter found in his hotel room contained his last recorded words: "Gee, mom, it's hot as hell down here. When can I come home?" The letter, like Courtney's life, must remain uncompleted...
...attempts have already been made to play the B.U. contest, the most recent on Tuesday when rain halted proceedings in the fifth inning with the varsity happily nurturing a 9-0 lead. But runs may not come quite so easily this afternoon, for coach Harry Cleverly has named Roger Pedjoe, one of the league's best pitchers, to start on the mound...
...Rats!" said Vag, as he snapped up the shade and looked at the rain. "Rubbers again...
...variety of sideshows provided the afternoon's chief interest. In addition to its banjo-hitters, B.U. brought an honest-to-God banjo-player, who entertained both squads with an appropriately-timed rain dance and a sprightly rendition of "April Showers...
...life goes on, Serioja's mother remarries. The stepfather is a kindly sort (he is a collective-farm manager, though the novel is otherwise as apolitical as spring rain) who promises Serioja a shiny bicycle with a red lamp and silver bell. It is the boy's first love affair. There is the thrill of anticipation, the rapture of possession, satiety, neglect, then utter boredom as the bike rusts untouched in a kitchen corner. A new baby brother is expected, but the death of great-grandmother is more awesome. With compassionate wisdom, the stepfather assures the shaken...