Word: wet
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Wet...
...harassed by a gang of rowdy youths who threw stones into his windows, pounded on his doors when he slept, tossed garbage upon the linen he had just laundered. One day last week they began their activities by nonchalantly stoning him through the open door as he bent his wet yellow face over an ironing board. One of the missiles struck the board. Wong Low screamed; the youths jeered. Chattering Chinese imprecations, Low drew a revolver from his blouse, began to shoot. The boys scattered, but one James Courte, aged 22, dodged into a doorway, was "cornered" by the enraged...
...Miss Ryan led the national champion up to the net with short chops, trapped her with deep chops to the baseline, won the set, 6-3. In the next set, she again carried the attack to Miss Wills. Her low, back-bouncing chops on the wet court made the champion scoop up returns as if with a trowel, kept her lumbering from baseline to net until she was breathless. Miss Ryan chopped right, chopped left, chopped off Miss Wills' head...
...links, etc. With the appearance of Mr. Borglum's giant sculptures this spot will become indeed civilized, although situated in the ruggedest country. Special means for "drying" the great cliff wall will probably have to be taken since (at least at certain seasons of the year) it is wet with moisture draining from above and not far above the spot where the proposed memorial is to be built a stream cascades down into the valley below...
...links, etc. With the appearance of Mr. Borglum's giant sculptures this spot will become indeed civilized, although situated in the ruggedest country. Special means for "drying" the great cliff wall will probably have to be taken since (at least at certain seasons of the year) it is wet with moisture draining from above and not far above the spot where the proposed memorial is to be built a stream cascades down into the valley below...