Word: misunderstood
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...correspondent on the subject of the mile walk entirely misunderstood our remarks on the contest of Saturday last. While we still insist that the time made by the handicapped man was poor, we do not wish to convey the impression that he is not a proper man to train for the event. Yale records will hardly do as a standard of comparison, as Yale is notoriously backward in the way of field athletics. What we meant to imply was that as our prospects for the event are not particularly encouraging, it would be well for the association to train...
...recommended that the action of the court martial be reversed. Mr. Channing then explained the maps which he had brought with him, and showed the position of the armies. He explained the famous "joint order" of Pope's to McDowell and Porter, and the way in which Porter misunderstood it, and hence did not move. After some correspondence Gen. Porter attempted to move, but it was too late. The lecturer then took up Pope's charge that Porter wilfully kept his troops out of the contest, although he knew that his force was needed. This was founded entirely on wrong...
SECOND EXTRACT.Where I next called the young lady was not at home, so I left my card with "What do you think of an early marriage?" written on it. She must have misunderstood me, for her reply was cold and formal, and not at all to the point [query, what...