Word: drop
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...While I was still looking at them, and he was looking at me, with the look, one of the birds fell out a little from her companions, and circling round and round, drew very near, until - until - then I saw that its plumage was blood-red, and a drop of blood fell...
...practice of rushing into print with every little annoyance cannot be censured too severely. A rain-drop has the indiscretion to fall upon some exalted neck, an umbrella is misplaced at Memorial, a reserved book is taken out over night by an instructor, - forthwith the indignant soul seizes pen and paper and scribbles off a long tirade about the soullessness of corporations, the heartlessness of directors, or the incompetence of instructors. These effusions do some good, no doubt, but only to him who meets with such mishaps; they in no way concern the public. Real grievances, in nine cases...
...brush away the tears that drop...
...pursued my investigations much farther, but with no satisfactory results, for my friends all took the same view of the matter, namely, that I was hopelessly gone [gone where?] on some one, and would not listen to reason [bad taste, too great an assumption]; so I have resolved to drop the matter till I have reached the age of acknowledged celibacy [vague...
...Write your question on a piece of paper and drop it into the hopper," he said, "and the automatico-phonographic attachment will answer...