Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...burning of Stoughton last Monday, occurring as it did in the daytime, and being confined almost wholly to the top story of the building, proved less disastrous than might have been expected. But if the fire had broken out on the ground-floor during the night, great loss of property, and perhaps of life, would have been inevitable. The ladders, which figured so prominently in the Bursar's letter to the Advertiser last year, and which he stated could be put in use in less than five minutes, were found to be so carefully strapped down that it was more...
...ground a dripping load...
...Snodkins lay upon the ground...
...Then the writer goes on to complain of the large number of men engaged in the game, and suggests "that reform is necessary in the direction proposed by some of the colleges, which is to restore the number of contestants on either side to eleven." This is on the ground that there would be more goals made on either side, and that the game would require more skill. That there would be more goals and touchdowns made on either side is safe to acknowledge, but that there would be more chance for skilful playing is extremely doubtful. Skill in dodging...
...horribly ground...