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Word: knows (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...know what your beau's pretty horse's name is," said a little fellow to his sister, Saturday morning. "It's 'Damye.'" "Hush, Eddie, that's a naughty word." "Well, I don't care; that's his name, 'cos last night I heard him say, outside the fence, 'Whoa, Damye...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXCHANGES. | 4/2/1880 | See Source »

...only a certain height, and he is told when jumping in public that he has reached that height, he is certain to be unnerved by it rather than aided. At the Union's recent meeting they refused to tell contestants what the height was, even when they wished to know, and we are sure that inquiry among the men who jump would show that they all were against having the height announced...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/2/1880 | See Source »

That none should know who did the hero...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RAPE OF THE BELL. | 4/2/1880 | See Source »

...play the role of tyrants. Know...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RAPE OF THE BELL. | 4/2/1880 | See Source »

...often seen them at a distance, but it had never been my good fortune to know one personally. As I walked along absorbed in speculations upon the probable characteristics of these maiden collegians, I was startled by a slight cough, and upon looking up I found myself in the immediate presence of a very young and pretty girl, who was sitting reading, or pretending to read, at the foot of a large maple-tree whose branches overhung the water. Being a Boston man, my first impulse was to beg pardon for my unintentional intrusion, and beat a hasty retreat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STANDARD AT WELLESLEY. | 4/2/1880 | See Source »

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