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Word: scious (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...collapse was like the literal living-cut of one of Poe's stories. In his derangement Griswold went to his wife's tomb, unfastened the coffin lid, "turned aside the drapery that hid her face," and seeing "the terrible changes made by Death and Time," fell uncon scious, to be found the next day by a friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Poet's Prophecy | 7/5/1943 | See Source »

...Stewart urged Mr. Mott to buy a hand some young jumper. Judy demanded a trial run around the local Laurel course. She mounted, skimmed around the course until the last fence, where the horse crashed to the turf, head first. When an ambulance reached her, Judy was uncon scious. Coming to, she muttered: "Mr. Stewart, we don't want to buy your horse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Jumping Judy | 5/3/1943 | See Source »

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