Word: seem
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...school board, Mr. McAndrew rehearsed his teacher-clerk testimony and his conception of his duty so clearly, that the ouster vote was tied at 5 to 5. President Coath was obliged to perform a clumsy coup de grace with his deciding vote to make the Thompson campaign promise seem to come true...
...dialectic of laughter, from boor to baronet, is thus: shout, guffaw, laugh, chuckle, smile. Inferior forms of laughter would seem to be the titter, the giggle, the cackle, the roar, the snigger...
...Much of the reader's enjoyment of this romantic tale will depend upon his feeling toward the profession of chiropody. The rush of events involves pearls, hurricanes, shipwreck, Catholicism, natives of Australia, primitive rites, a heroine of dusky beauty and high intelligence, and yet, strange as it may seem, the hero is a chiropodist. He made his fortune caring for feet in London and the Australian goldfields, and it was with his knives that he later redeemed imperfect pearls at Droone, the mythical antipode where he became a dark little power...
...fountain of youth under the surgeon's guidance-Mrs. King. The resultant publicity helped "make" Dr. Voronov. It delighted Mrs. King. It was like being before the public again. Whenever she walked out on the boulevards she wore a metal monkey pinned to her hat. The monkey glands seem to have worked. Besides, contributing to her wasted body a pitifully incongruous alacrity, they have apparently preserved her against the dismal disillusionment of old age. It is five weeks now since her foster son received a telegram notifying him that she had come to the U. S. to undergo operations...
...were told that not enough Baldwin Directors were in Philadelphia to make up a quorum. Mr. Bitting and Mr. Shields went to Manhattan to "enjoy the sights." Next day in Philadelphia Baldwin directors met, transacted routine business, noted that their locomotive and car business was not particularly good (railroads seem to have sufficient rolling stock), elected no new fellow directors. Their next meeting was scheduled for late in September. Baldwin Locomotive "Works seemed a good investment to the Fisher Brothers. It is the largest locomotive works in the U. S. It owns high priced real estate in Philadelphia, which...