Word: wies
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...against her cheek," and "he stuck the stamp on the letter;" sie zog sofort eines der Bucher hervor, "she drew on softly one of the boots;" sie musste die Wahrheit sagen, "she had to name the marriage day;" rechts-chaffene Manner, "well shaved men;" es war eine Frauenstimme, die, wie es schien, eben eine langere Ansprache beendete, "it was a woman's voice, as is natural, that first broke the silence;" und hier fehlt mir sogar eines, "and I am out of segars...
...recognize at length as a German student. His face is scarred and seamed, it may be that part og one ear is gone ; certainly his appearance is redoubtable. The apology which rose to your lips, however, dies away unuttered when you notice his insolent stare and catch the words, "Wie viele dummer jungen ?" (Literally, how many foolish children ?) Taking umbrage at the tone no less than the words, with true American zest for repartee, you reply, "Ein," and await further hostilities. To your surprise, the student merely hands you his card with freezing courtesy and inquires your address. Somewhat dazed...
...Toedt kept the audience in a trance while he sang three songs (a) Nina, by Pergolesi; (b) The Lark, by Rubinstein; (c) Listz's Du Bist Wie Eine Blume. His art of rendering is of the very best, while the quality of his voice is of the mellow kind in the high notes, his low notes being sometimes almost harsh...
...clip the following from the Tyro, and, in return, warn the fair editors to beware. Such poems are terribly disillusive, particularly when coming from the mouths of the fair muses themselves; even though it be true that, with women, wie an jeder schlechten Waare, die Aussenseite mit falschem. Schimmer uberzogen ist: immer verbirgt sich was leidet hingegen was Jeder an Prunk und Glanz erschwingen kann tragt sie zur Schau, - for we hate to be impolite in the vernacular...