Word: behind
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Porcellian Club has built a racquet court behind its building on Harvard street...
...then he reads a little, you know. He is up with the lark; he is up with the bat; in fact he is never down. But speaking of being down, I remember a grind who was down once. He was making a call. His amorous eye glared from behind its glassy shield like a cat's eye in the dark. The conversation had flagged. Suddenly he brightened up. "Miss S - S - can you tell me the number of right angles in a triangle?" A pause. "Why it depends on the size of the triangle." That idea had never struck...
...goal and Yale backers were beginning to breathe freely as the end of the game drew rapidly near and no points were scored to Princeton's credit. But, to the amazement of the entire assembly of spectators, as Toler missed a long punt from Watkinson, Lamar, who was close behind him and near Princeton's 40-yard line, sprang into the air, caught the ball and darted straight at the Yale rush line. The Yale players seemed completely stupefied, and though making feeble attempts to stop him, were too closely bunched to offer an effectual barrier, and with the entire...
...expected that the freshmen would score at all, there was great enthusiasm among the spectators. Unfortunately Scott injured himself and was forced to retire soon after, Smith being put on in the rush line and Perry going to half-back. Although this touchdown was directly behind the posts, no goal was kicked...
...tried again, and was rather successful, as will be seen shortly. My interest in the book began to lag, but I was bound to get it. After having handed in my slip in due form, I waited for five, ten, fifteen minutes, and yet no book came. The official behind the desk eyed me more and more suspiciously, and, growing rather uneasy under his paralyzing gaze, I asked, meekly enough, how long I should have to wait: "Oh, is that what you want? Why, you cannot have the book before to-morrow at noon." I fell back, mournfully bent...