Word: shook
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...conversation endured for about ten minutes and both parties to it declared afterwards that they had merely exchanged reminiscences about Lincoln. At the end, Governor Bryan called in the photographers, a large light was set up, shutters clicked as the two candidates sat side by side. Then they shook hands and parted...
...galleries. "Accepted!" cried the Ludendorffists (extreme Monarchists) with dismay. "Accepted!" roared the Communists in anger. The noise of mad cheering grew wilder and wilder. The Communists fairly danced and shrieked with rage. The Ludendorffists turned about and fixed the Diplomatic Gallery with a cold, calculating glare of insolence, shook their fists at the assembled diplomats. But nothing served to alter the cheerful mien of M. de Margerie, French Ambassador to .Germany. Pandemonium fit for a madhouse continued. In vain did the President rap his desk and tinkle his bell. Some minutes later he succeeded in reducing the noise...
Alexander Woollcott?"It should be reported that George Jean Nathan of the American Mercury shook and roared with cosmopolitan merriment throughout the evening, and that Robert C. Benchley of Life faded away after the first act, leaving the play to be reviewed by his astral body...
...Gross, non-union window-washer, descended hurriedly from his 14-foot ladder, rushed into the building, hid under a desk, said he was afraid of union window-washers who were "after him." Reassured, he climbed up to work again. Four union men appeared, called to him to come down, shook the ladder when he refused, knocked it out from under him, fell upon him as he hit the pavement, "beat...
...Negro knelt; Potentate Marke bared his sword, tapped him on the head, exclaiming: "Arise, Sir E. Elliot! Arise!" The Bishop then blessed the Knight, who shook hands all around; and the performance was repeated. Among those honored, one woman was made a Lady. Twenty gold crosses and ten silver crosses were conferred. A Duke of Nyasa was to have been created, but the prospective Duke failed to appear...