Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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MIDDLE-WEIGHT WRESTLING.The next contest in order was the middleweight sparring. Colony, '85, drew the bye, and left Smith, '86, and Woodbury, '86, to contest. The men were evenly matched, Woodbury seeming somewhat the larger of the two. The first round was well contested. The fighting was begun by Woodbury, who did most of the leading. After some preliminary sparring, the men got hard at work. Smith showed some good countering, but Woodbury, quick as a cat, hit him heavily several times. The round ended in favor of Woodbury...
...blanks which are sent to you are somewhat less formidable than those that have been used by preceding secretaries,? the diminution in size will be rewarded by a corresponding diminution in that strange dread which the mention of a class life seems to throw upon the average Harvard senior. They may be deposited at my room, 32 Matthews, or given to me at any time, and it will be a great favor to receive them at your earliest convenience...
...thus preventing this Northern raid, but he was commanded from Washington to keep between that city and the enemy. He accordingly moved north with the mountains between the enemy and the army of the Potomac. Balked in his plans he resigned and Meade was made the commander. Seeing Meade somewhat in his rear Lee moved back a little, and on June 30th, 1863, the armies lay almost opposite each other, each a few miles from Gettysburg which was between them...
...following day the Federal cavalry and Reynold's corps, having moved forward somewhat, passed through the town and encountered some of the advancing enemy. As the Confederates were gradually concentrating on the town they drove this and an additional corps through Gettysburg, and at night the Federal troops occupied a strong position called Cemetery Ridge, south of the town. Shaped like a fish hook, this ridge was ended by two knolls, Culps on the right and Round Top on the left. The rest of the army was hurried up during the night and at dawn was stretched from Culps almost...
...university except in the case of some studies which are not within the scope of the gymnasium, and even here the elements are compressed into a very few lectures, and the student is left to fill in the outlines by private study. An American will find himself somewhat at a disadvantage, when he listens to Latin and Greek citations, unless he has had the advantage of a good grammar-school training; for he will find that he goes back to this, rather than to his college work...