Word: behinds
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yung had reached the skins; he laid his hand on them. They divided, and he saw behind them the bower of Tue Swe. In an instant he felt that hope of escape was vain, he turned and faced the enemy, he spoke. "No," he replied...
...desert west behind...
...order to play Lacrosse successfully a properly kept ground is as necessary as in the case of tennis. And it was the purpose of the Association to improve the ground considerably by removing several trees and by filling in and grading behind the backstop. They were told by the President, however, not to go to any expense in the matter, as the portion of field near Oxford Street was about to be occupied by the new Physical Laboratory...
...very end of the pier. I saw by her motions that she was still asleep, still utterly unconscious of the fearful danger. Despite my utmost speed, I was still several hundred feet away. I heard a sound of flying footsteps behind me. I did not look around. I saw only . . . Only a white arm lifted, a white figure fall . . . It was too late! The receding tide bore her swiftly away. I saw for a moment a golden head lifted from the waters, and heard a cry above the noise of the surf. In my despair I sprang forward...
...looking vacantly at the departing train when I heard a familiar voice close behind me: "How did you know that I was coming out today?" and turning I saw a classmate of mine, George Curtis, to whom I had extended a standing invitation to visit me in my summer retirement. I was glad to see him, though he came rather unexpectedly...