Word: whilst
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ingrained Irish chivalry, she from stage convention. He called her "dearest and beautifullest," "dearest love"; she called him "sweet-heart," "my beautiful," tried to get him to call her "Nellen," but he wouldn't. Once Shaw wrote to her: "Dearest Love: send me one throb of your heart whilst it is still tender with illness. It will be hard again on Monday; so be quick, quick, quick." Once Ellen Terry wrote to him: "Dear fellow, Goodbye. On each of your fingers', goodbye, and on the end of your little nose, good-bye." As their intimacy progressed they wondered...
...review of The Last Flight your critic has charged the author with a one-handed imitation of Mr. Hemingway and a two-footed imitation of Mr. Barry, whilst inducing the mood of a motion picture on the side. A very neat effort indeed, as I have said, and nearly as difficult as Mr. Joe Cook's celebrated attempt to imitate four Hawaiians...
...ground, or by their closing up in readiness to allow the ball to be put on the ground between them. A "tackle" occurs when the holder of the ball in, the field-of-play is held by one or more players of the opposing side so that whilst he is held there is a moment when he cannot pass or play the ball. A "try," scoring three points, is obtained by the act of an attacking player who first puts his hand on the ball on the ground in his opponents' "in-goal," which is the territory behind the line...
...drop-kicking a field goal from 10 yards inside his own half of the field. Lieut. Moe, captain, is best known as a member of the 1928 California Olympic Champion crew. Two years ago Bauer was one of the star players of the Naval Academy's football squad, whilst a few years ago McCaffery was a sensational quarterback in Pacific Coast football, paying as a member of the Santa Clara University. Hughes is one of the team's best forwards...
Dante ranks Cervantes. But, put Chandor in panties; By that you will act wittily. Will please the folk in Italy; Whilst those in Spain Will feel no pain! Quixote seems to live again...