Word: tapped
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...iron voice began its snarling; quick little men, clumsy big men, fought and went away again. Beside the ring sat eight frightened fellows in sweaters. They were referees. When a preliminary fight was to begin, a man sitting behind would lean over and tap one of them on the shoulder. Now he tapped Tommy Reilly. The crowd cheered...
...iron voice began its snarling; quick little men, clumsy big men, fought and went away again. Beside the ring sat eight frightened fellows in sweaters. They were referees. When a preliminary fight was to begin, a man sitting behind would lean over and tap one of them on the shoulder. Now he tapped Tommy Reilly. The crowd cheered...
...bothered by cries from the gallery; Von Elm returning this courtesy; Jones carefully lining a putt on the 17th which he must sink if the match was to go on . . . and Jones missing that putt and standing with a cigaret in his mouth while he saw Von Elm tap his ball into the hole; while he saw a roistering squad of spectators hoist Von Elm, to their shoulders, while he saw Von Elm, bobbing and blushing after his magnificent exploit; receive the gold cup that meant the national amateur championship...
...paid to make things seem exciting and in pursuance of their calling they resort to many sad devices so that when at last a moment occurs which, by its inherent humanity, is dramatic and blood-stirring, they have nothing left to say, and can only shake their heads, and tap out fustian phrases with their fingers. Last week such a moment occurred at Forest Hills...
Intra-Atomic Energy. If matter could be sent out of existence and made to reappear as energy, unlimited power would be on tap. Instead of one royal phenomenon like radium, there would be a grand democracy of matter in which the homeliest substances would lie ready to perform potent miracles. It would be something for nothing with a vengeance. In his presidential address, Dr. James F. Norris of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Society's chief, dwelt upon this subject most optimistically. The initial energy required to alter atomic arrangements and in so doing release new energy...