Word: rankness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...begun to fill and curve with adipose.*. . ." His face was florid. . . . Irene M. Rucker, his little bride, also a devout Catholic, was a score of years younger. For 14 years they lived together, and had four children, and then, deathly ill, Sheridan received from Congress the full rank of General, a rank which he held until his death two months later...
...full rank of General has been held by only five Americans : Washington, Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Pershing...
Attired in his favorite garment?a faded uniform democratically without rank insignia of any kind?he loomed more than ever the fighter among his impressively and impeccably garmented staff. Peering at the correspondents from beneath his great eyebrows he replied to their request for an interview...
...nations are sending their prayers (Hungary has already offered 1,000,000 communions), are sending their pilgrims?laymen, priests, canons, monsignori, bishops, archbishops, archimandrites, primates, cardinals. Fifteen cardinals (princes of the Church) will take part in the deliberations and the rites. They and their fellow ecclesiastics of lesser rank will form the greatest body of Church dignitaries ever to meet outside of Rome...
...many Americans have held the full rank of General...