Word: waved
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...those who love the sea-or Joseph Conrad-or both. Stories not alone of wrecks and lighthouses-though those are not absent-but a peculiarly graphic and moving analysis of a psychology alien to the landlubber; evolved, apparently, out of a sailor's long silent hours between wave and sky. The tales are like etchings, drawn with bold strokes, tense and stark, against the somber background of the ocean; they are best read with one's feet on the fender, safely removed from these portentous winds and waves...
...England and Australia, one must first own a license (cost $1) in order to own a radio set. The dealer attunes the receiver to the wave length of the station desired by the purchaser, who can pay an additional dollar for each additional station desired. Will American owners pay for concerts without compulsion...
...sidelight on the wave of publicity which deluged his recent marriage, the Count, in adding to it, remarked...
Then the orchestra began to tune up, just as if it were talking over the pieces it was to play, as children sometimes talk all together, at recess. Two taps, and Mr. Schelling began to wave his magic baton. First they played Chopin's A Major Polonaise, and you could imagine people dancing to it. Then they played Bach's beautiful Air for G String, and Scipione Guidi, concert master, showed what rich tones could come from a violin...
...they go, there would be less trouble. For example, I get all the cars stopped, and none of the pedestrians will look at me when I signal them to cross. And then when the cars get started, they all try to cross in every direction, and I have to wave around like a windmill to watch them." Mr. Murphy, however, admitted that the elimination of the rotunda would help matters...