Word: devoide
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first English film of any importance ever to visit our shores has been released. It is a light hearted story of the playful mistress of Charles II, full of character, atmosphere, humor. It is devoid of the dull wastes of costume and scenery usual in such endeavors. It tells a simple comedy simply and ends it with the true pathos of tragedy. Nell Gwyn is shown meeting the King outside Drury Lane. She rises through his patronage to a prominent place on the English stage. Through his favor she confounds the haughty females of the court. He dies with...
...actually so devoid of all knowledge of Holy Scripture as to suppose that there is not written in every Bible, in every language, the Tenth Commandment...
...SPLENDID SHILLING?Idwal Jones?Doubleday, Page ($2). "Happy the man who, devoid of cares and strife, in silken or in leathern purse retains the splendid shilling." So lied the old Welsh proverb. The girl, Danzel, wore the crusted coin?rapt from the empty ribs of a warrior?until there was a green stain on her breast. She made to give it to Guy Puncheon as he left Wales to let his half-gypsy blood race free and find their fortune. But it dropped between them, which may have been the omen. Guy found it, pouched it in silk against...
...piece of superlative insolence. It is so devoid of all common decency that similar conduct would bring a blush of shame to the brazen cheek of a first-class orthodox devil...
...most exciting part of a game rather devoid of thrills came in the first inning after one run had come in when Todd knocked a foul fly and the side was retired by a fluke triple play, Spouquardi to Radcliffe to Chalmers. It was in the first inning also that Huntington got four of its runs not scoring again until the seventh inning. FRESHMEN a.b. r. b.h. p.o. a. e. Miyokawa s.s. 3 3 2 1 0 1 Crotty c.f. 4 1 2 1 0 0 Donaghy 3b. 3 2 1 0 1 0 Durkee...