Word: loudnesses
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...clear notes fell on the heavy air from the ship's bell. The gangways were run in; the cables cast off. The ship's horn spoke-three loud blasts. With the rumble of the propellors, turbulent white water appeared at the great ship's stern. Then suddenly rain fell in torrents...
...Walska a voice? The critics have replied again and again: Mme. Walska has no voice. She has some pretty but very small tones in her lower voice, good enough for small parlor singing, but her upper register is so weak and thin that when she essays the big and loud singing parts of opera she emits a shrill squeak. Nevertheless, the lady, with her enormously wealthy husband supporting her, has entered upon a new and spectacular campaign to achieve success in opera. Last season she put on several concerts in Mid-Western America. These were all failures and received universal...
During a debate Lady Astor persisted in transgressing a parliamentary rule by reading a supplementary question. Laborites were loud in protest. The Speaker called the honorable lady to order. He suggested tactfully that she should hand her question in to him. Said Lady Astor with enough heat to give her meaning a double entente: "I'll give it to you! I'll let you have it." She did. The Laborites cheered derisively...
...thought of their College as a booster thinks of his home town and whose ambition was a "bigger, better Amherst," and the alumni of the cheering section variety who would rather beat Williams than graduate intelligent Bachelors of Art. And these elements were powerful and their voice was loud...
...Crimson batters started well when Jenkins' long two bagger brought Clark in for the opening score. Gordon, however, had been put out and Captain White caught Owen's screaming line drive over short stop and threw to Loud, doubling Jenkins off second. In the last half of the inning the Tufts batsmen found easy work and after scoring three runs and sending Herrman to the showers, they finished the good work and effectually nailed the lid on the Crimson chances by collecting four more tallies off Bemis...