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Word: shivers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...state of Nevada. The balls have little devils in them, and they skip and prance from upland to meadow, while the timid pins, across the divide, stand firm as a Central American army. At the noisy bouncing approach of the enemy, the timid pins, like a Central American army, shiver and fall. One can make a tolerable score without hitting a pin. Chance is everywhere: in the lop-sided balls, in the undulating alley, and in the gutters at the side...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A GAME OF PURE CHANCE. | 3/27/1912 | See Source »

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