Word: commandeering
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...tense moment when Elihu Root ended. ... I made an inner vow, there and then, that if the Court should find a way to uphold that amendment, despite that argument, I would give such strength and time as were at my command to appeal to the American people to undo that wrecking of our Government...
...earlier in the week, Prince George, youngest son of the King Emperor, entered the booth of a crystal-gazing fortune teller, laid down a crown. . . . "Your father," said the seer, "was a sea captain but he has retired." Prince George nodded encouragement. His father, the King Emperor, did indeed command H. M. S. Melampus in his youth. "Your eldest brother . . . wait, young man . . . you must warn him! I see him in the crystal. . . . It is tomorrow. He rides in a race and I see him fall. . . ." Laughing, Prince George strode from the booth. Later he warned Edward of Wales that...
...stick in a mudhole? Why permit his ludicrous preaching to interfere with his attention to her? She hates his cloth, his parish, his sacrifice. The parish, in turn scorns her. For 20 years her husband has struggled to reconcile her to his life. With all the sincerity she can command for a repulsive duty, she strives to conquer her own antipathy. It is not strong enough. When Benjie stays late for choir rehearsal, she locks him out of the house. When Benjie defends his conduct she rushes upon him with a fork, more murder in her maddened heart than...
...rather superfluous in a country that carries 24,000,000 automobiles on its highways. ... The motto seems to be, in the editorial sanctums where all this muck is compounded for public consumption, If it makes good, lewd reading-go the limit. . . . THE GOAT MEN HAVE SCALED THE BARRIERS AND COMMAND THE CITADEL...
Asked concerning the aims of the Cantonese forces in China, once they are in entire command of the country, Mr. Borah said, "I think that the Cantonese forces in China are the most hopeful forces there, for several reasons. Some faction must soon win out in the struggle for power in China, and in my opinion if the Southern party wins, it will be the best for the country. It will mean the unification of the country for the first time in many years. This alone, will certainly be a great benefit. In addition, the victory of the Cantonese will...