Word: well
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Well knowing he, with such a hostage, soon...
...this mask we are largely indebted for the excellent playing of our new catcher, who promises to excel the fine playing of those who have previously held this position. As a whole, the Nine are working together admirably, and their field play is unusually good. This fact was well illustrated by their first game at Lynn, where on a cold snowy day they made but six errors and scored a victory satisfactory to their friends and surprising to their opponents. The pitching, too, seems to be well up to the high standard of last year, and greatly troubles even...
...said the old man, drawing up a chair and cosily seating himself at Renardy's elbow, while he produced a pamphlet from his little black valise, - "eh? Well, you never saw anything so valuable as this. Here's George Washington, the Father of his Country; there's his moral nature, very large - veneration, conscientiousness, could n't tell a lie, you know, when his father...
...stroke at present is too uneven. The jump at the beginning, which amounts to a jerk and causes the stroke to slacken in the middle, makes the middle and end inefficient; whereas an even, equable pull from beginning to end, well marked and defined at the beginning by getting the oar-blade instantly buried on the full reach, and pulled evenly clear through to the end, is more desirable. There is no use in banging the water on the full reach. Simply bury the oar-blade, instantly but lightly, throwing the weight and strength on quickly and without any hang...
...well to slow down and brace one's self just before coming to the full reach; but no hang or pause should occur. The shoot of the arms should be smoother, lighter, and easier, and more uniform in the motion. Neither the stroke, nor the feather, nor the recover should have any jerking, harsh motion or hanging about them in any part. Let each man in the crew grab firmly all he can hold (and no more) and row well home without jerking. More ease and uniformity in all parts of the stroke and a better control of the various...