Word: reached
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Canadians had entered Mons at midnight and cleared the Germans out by 4:30 a. m. on Nov, 11, 1918, and that the news that the Armistice had been signed did not reach General Currie until...
...piece of string.) She was fond of animals, particularly horses and dogs, and one of the tragedies of her life was the death of her favorite borzoi, who jumped thirty feet out of an open window and broke his neck in a vain attempt to reach her side...
Harvard has had a consistently brilliant record in the winter season, tieing for first place in the Boston Indoor Polo League with the Optimists. As a result the Crimson riders are favored to reach the finals. Yale is expected to be Harvard's most dangerous opponent, since having defeated Princeton in an early season match by a large score, 18 to 7, the Blue horsemen may be counted upon to duplicate this feat...
Normally dogs snatch at food; elephants reach out their trunks for it. A man will pull his hand away from a hot plate. These are examples of unconditioned reflexes, fully developed in infancy. They constitute the equipment with which the animal faces life, according to the behaviorists.* By modifying the conditions, the simple reflexes may be changed, becoming more complicated, or conditioned. The process of changing an unconditioned reflex into a conditioned reflex was clearly demonstrated to an audience of psychiatrists at the Academy of Medicine last week, in a cinema entitled "The Mechanics of the Brain...
Finders Keepers. She was the godmother of the regiment, but the daughter of the regiment's Colonel. He was only a buck private. She flirted with the officers. He peeled potatoes for them. The pair loved. To reach him for a hurried marriage ceremony before the outfit sailed for France, she put her slim young legs into a soldier's uniform, but forgot the belt. When the pants slipped, the audience squealed. Doughboys may have shooting pains when they see the army scenes, but picture patrons will deem eye-worthy this implausible, happy comedy with Laura La Plante...