Word: steps
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...attired in a light-blue dress coat, with frosted metal buttons, a white waistcoat and nankeen trousers, with patent leather shoes. He wore round his neck a variegated satin scarf, in the front of which was inserted a breastpin of conspicuous dimensions. Having descended the staircase with a quick step, he entered the apartment where his brother and a few friends were awaiting him. He shook hands cordially with all present, and on being asked how he had slept, answered, "Very well;" and to the further demand as to the state of his mind, he said, "Reasonably happy...
...sections will be reduced from eight to six, - a decided step backward; for instruction in languages, and modern languages in particular, to be efficient, demands sections as small as possible...
...miserably restless. The clock struck twelve, - hollow, resounding strokes, every one of which increased my nervous expectation. I felt that I must do something; I took up my hat and coat, and was about to start off myself in search of Steve, when I heard a brisk, firm step on the stair, and the missing man himself entered. He came in radiant and glowing with exercise...
While Yale had her quarters within a step from her boat-house, our Crew were obliged to walk a considerable distance, on a dusty road, and in the sun. This was very objectionable on a hot day, especially before, and after, a hard row on time. This, however, was slight as compared with other inconveniences that the men were obliged to undergo...
...London management sufficiently interested in the race to provide suitable quarters for Harvard? If it is, all well and good, but if Harvard cannot get good quarters she is unwilling to go to New London. The effort to get quarters in this way failed, and the next step taken was to advise with the men who had in previous years collected money from the graduates, and see if the money could not in some way be raised this year for new quarters. The graduates consulted deemed it inexpedient to try to raise the money this year. Then Harvard requested Yale...