Word: sitting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Churchill's reproof in the form of an invitation did not sit well in Washington -no better than Stettinius' reproof in the form of abstention had sat in London a week before...
Said Sister Elizabeth: "Close the windows and sit down. We will repeat, Void la table. Voilà le mur. Void le crudfix.-This is the table. That is the wall. Here is the crucifix...
Bleary-eyed, but confident of unsets all around, we sit dreaming of a white Christmas. Yes, before this literary mess again hits print old Santa will have come and gone. Trees are scattered round the unit here and there, but "Mitch's" individual little tree seems to take top honors. A desk job, "Mich" is proud of his spirit...
Under the stress of challenging scarcity, Harvardmen have displayed to a remarkable degree the rugged stuff with which their pioneer forbears subdued a wilderness. Like the frontiersmen of old, they sit around on tart December nights and tell of adventures in the search for subsistence...
...Sinmay introduced his "bride" to the Soong sisters. One day Emily and Madame Chiang were "chattering along like old friends" when the Generalissimo strode in. He took one look at Emily (who had sprung to attention), cried "Hao, Hao, Hao!" (Good, Good, Good), fled from the room in confusion. "Sit down, Miss Hahn," cooed Madame, smiling. "He didn't have his teeth...