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Word: alighted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...just as the entire class was about to start on a sleigh-ride. The police interfered and rescued the sophomores. The class then drove to the place where they were to hold their banquet, but found it surrounded by such a crowd of freshmen that they were afraid to alight. The result of the whole affair is that several men are to be expelled by the Faculty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 2/4/1887 | See Source »

...cannot be used. The mattresses and movable appliances slip about, no foothold can be got for jumping or running, and any one, unless he walks carefully, is liable to get a severe fall. There is actually, serious danger of injury; a little slip in leaping, or a failure to alight squarely on the feet from the rings or some appliance, may cause broken bones or a dislocated shoulder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A COMPLAINT. | 1/15/1886 | See Source »

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