Word: thrown
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...included in the fall of the house of Ahab, and slain by order of Jehu, whom God had caused to be anointed by his prophet to reign over Israel, and to be the instrument of his vengeance. Jehu utterly destroyed the posterity of Ahab and caused Jezebel to be thrown from a window; she, in fulfilment of Elijah's propheay, was eaten by dogs in the vinyard of that same Naboth whom she had formerly had put to death in order to seize upon his inheritance. Athaliah, having learned in Jerusalem of all these massacres, undertook on her part...
...Plato; but he needed another year abroad for its completion. He was also engaged in the study of Greek and Italic religions, for which work he had a peculiar fitness; and, had he lived, he would have soon made contributions to the History of Religions generally which would have thrown light on many doubtful points in that science...
...their success in materialising their project. Counter attractions to the evil influence of the common recreation grounds of many workingmen are necessary, and there is certainly no more beneficial line of philanthropic work than that which offers to workingmen a pleasant and wholesome resort where they can be thrown on a seemingly equal footing with those who are interested in their welfare. The charitable work undertaken by Harvard men has always had such an aim, and the present step may be taken as a distinct advance and one truly worthy of support...
...game, Yale managed to get first down through their mass play on tackle and guard. The ends, which were supposed to be the weakest point in Harvard's line, proved unexpectedly strong, and time and again while trying to circle Harvard's ends the Yale's backs were thrown for a loss. The ends of both elevens were apt to overrun the backs on punts, but this fault also was due to the condition of the gridiron. The tackles and guards at first let Yale's backs through for frequent gains, but towards the end sized up their opponents' play...
...rule unable to pass Groton's ends. As a whole, the Freshman eleven did not play the hard, fast game they were capable of and were lacking in what may be called football instinct. On the defensive they were very uncertain. On one play Groton's backs would be thrown for a loss, but a moment later would gain by a simple trick...