Word: wanted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...sweet childhood's want of care...
...respect the Freshman class for their pluck in attacking the calculus en masse, but we want to see them after the battle has been fought...
...last we got on the health side of the question, and she struck into a new path by saying, 'Now, Cousin Harry, just to prove to you how unhealthy it is, I want to show you something papa taught me. Light your cigarette, - it's the only one I'll ever give you leave to light, - and fill your mouth with smoke. That's right. Now put down your cigarette and take your handkerchief...
...rich and want poverty, please send...
...canoe race that followed was the most amusing feature of the day, and drew forth from the spectators frequent shouts of good-natured derision. The entries were: Jacobs and Cutler against P. Tuckerman and Ellis, the latter being allowed 5 seconds. Messrs. Tuckermann and Ellis showed some slight want of practice, especially in steering their canoe; but they worked hard, and managed to come in 10 seconds behind their opponents, thus losing the race by 5 seconds...