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Word: fell (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Till he fell in love with her downright...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MISS BLAYRE'S BENEFIT. | 4/23/1875 | See Source »

...accident in Little's Block early last Monday morning came near having quite a serious result. The bottom of a stove in the room No. 4, Old Little's, fell out during the night, and when the fire was discovered by the janitor, it had eaten well into the floor. Two policemen were called in, and the fire was extinguished without a general alarm...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 3/26/1875 | See Source »

...time, my labors brought forth fruit. Instead of using revolvers to convince each other of the error of their ways, they gradually accustomed themselves to put their arguments strictly according to the rules of logic. Cards fell away before the more elevated amusement of syllogistic discussion and the discovery of fallacies. Jevon's Logical Machine has completely supplanted the game of "Draw Poker...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRICKET. | 3/26/1875 | See Source »

...solemn stillness fell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RIVER. | 3/12/1875 | See Source »

...came stealing over me. My hands and feet were numb. My brain was paralyzed. All was over at last. I had just enough consciousness left to raise the cup to my lips and drink its contents. Then the stupor overcame me. With a horrible feeling of deadly faintness, I fell back upon my bed and became totally unconscious...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXTRACT FROM A LETTER. | 2/12/1875 | See Source »

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