Word: finger
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...foot-ball game on Saturday between '85 and '86, G. Woodbury '86, captain, met with an unfortunate accident, suffering a compound dislocation of a fore-finger...
...attained? Before we came to college it was different with us writers for the press, when, at our slightest hint of dissatisfaction innumerable mass meetings and investigating committees, and I don't know what all, used to arise to right the wrongs at which we so sternly pointed the finger of scorn. But now things seem to be altogether changed. These Harvard man are quite too incomprehensible. "Tis another exhibition of Harvard "indifference," I am sure. Our most scathing philippics seem to have no effect...
...giggled and put his finger in his mouth; but the girl answered boldly, "Guess we do! Me and Bang, we hoped you'd give us an apple; did n't we, Bang...
...stream with dainty finger-tips...
...Jackson ahead, I following him (the way was narrow), with my eyes on the ground to keep the path, when suddenly he stopped short and wrenched my arm violently. Startled, I raised my eyes. He was trembling like an aspen and pointing ahead. I followed the direction of his finger. What I saw I shall never forget. There, directly in front of us, straight across the path, was an enormous figure, all white, with outstretched arms that seemed ready to clasp us in their embrace. I was never a believer in ghosts, but then I had never met one face...