Word: inched
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...reflecting mirrors of his own design on Mount Wilson and San Antonio Peak near Pasadena, Calif. The U. S. Geodetic Survey measured the distance between his two instruments, about 22 miles, and assured him that its figure was accurate within one-third of an inch. Playing light from mirror, he timed the 44-mile round trip, calculated the speed of light...
There was more wind than usual, even for Muirfield. The hats of spectators flapped off their heads. The golfers leaned against it when they were on the greens. Once it blew a Hagen putt, which had stopped short, the last needed inch. Several Diegel drives, starting too high, were shoved aloft, stopped, dropped as though they had hit an invisible cliff...
When hatched and grown, they developed into a little five-inch burnished cock, which shone like a jewel or a bird of paradise, and a more sober but exquisite hen. These two, Frank and Nina, and all their numerous progeny for many years, Sophocles trained to the hand. Each knew its name, and would run from the flock when its white-haired keeper called, and, sitting upon his hand or shoulder, would show queer signs of affection, not hesitating even to crow...
Patriotic Britishers were fearful, last week, lest the famed Portland vase be sold across the sea to some wealthy U. S. art collector. A ten-inch cinerary urn found during the 16th century in an old Roman tomb, long owned by Dukes of Portland, the vase had been announced for auction by the present Sixth Duke, "owing to the exigencies of the present times." For 119 years the Portlands had loaned it to the British Museum. But last week, as it stood on display in Christie's London auction rooms, many a Britisher went for a last look. Everyone supposed...
...outstanding performance of the day was the work of Morin of Prouty High, brother of the star Holy Cross sprinter. Morin took first in the broad jump with a 22 foot, 7 1-4 inch leap which broke the existing record by a foot, and beat the wining jump of the class A group by 11 inches. Another feature of the class C events was the high jumping of Moissio of Fitchburg who established a new record with a 5 foot, 11 1-2 inch jump, equalling the winning mark of class A. Hayes of Somerville took one fifth...