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Word: ran (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...terrible accident occurred on the Hudson River Railroad, last night, at Spuyten Duyvil, near New York. A local train ran into rear of the Atlantic express, which had stopped to repair a slight damage to one of the air brakes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. | 1/14/1882 | See Source »

...youngster nodded assent. Tue ran into the house, and soon returned with the promised fruit. "What are your names?" she asked...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR FIRST FAMILIES. | 12/20/1881 | See Source »

...blinded with star-dust, the river ran cold...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE TOLD SECRET. | 11/25/1881 | See Source »

...ran on for five minutes, making no account of the dead boughs and thorny vines that impeded his way; then realizing that he must be on the wrong path, he stopped to consider. The girl could not be far from him, that was sure; he therefore rushed to this side and to that, vainly hoping to catch a glimpse of the fair. At last, tired out, he sat down to rest; and then, for the first time, he noticed that day was nearly done. He was frightened, now, for the girl's sake; he shouted, "Tue! Tue! You will...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR FIRST FAMILIES. | 11/25/1881 | See Source »

Yale has found a good man for short distance running in Brooks, '85, who at their fall meeting on October 19, ran 100 yards in 10 1/4 sec., and 220 yards in 23 1/8 sec.; the latter being the best American College record at the distance; the best previous record being 23 1-5 sec., by Wendell of Harvard, at the Intercollegiate Meeting at Mott Haven...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPORTING COLUMN. | 11/11/1881 | See Source »

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