Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...draw from his pocket a revolver and point it at some invisible mark. I tried to shriek for help; I tried to move. I might as well have been a statue. Then I saw the revolver snatched from him by a hand; I saw a face, distinct and clear as his own - a face whose every line is deeply imprinted on my memory; I saw that face light up with a smile of exultation, and that hand pressed on the trigger; I saw Stephen fall heavily - dead! But the revolver made no noise...
...face that he hitherto had seen but indistinctly was growing terribly clear to him. Line by line it assumed form and proportion. He looked and saw an awful phantasm - HIMSELF...
...your clear sweet eyes...
...part of the Dean's Report which relates to the revision of the Regulations is of especial interest to undergraduates, both in itself, and because it gives a very clear statement of the position of the Faculty in making the changes which took effect last autumn...
...Freshman year, a man will not be dropped in future, unless he fails in seven hours of his work; and he is given an opportunity to rejoin his class whenever, by taking extra work, he has reduced the deficiency below seven hours; he naturally still has to clear all conditions before receiving his degree...