Word: familiar
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...listened attentively and appreciatively. The college choir sang twice during the evening. The anthems sung, "The King of Love My Shepherd is" and "How Beautiful Upon the Mountains," were well rendered; the soprano solo, the duets and the quartette in the first one were particularly pleasing. The pieces though familiar to college men were new to the audience...
...supplement of the last number of Harper's Weekly is devoted to pictures treating of the Harvard-Yale game. The centerpiece represents the Yale eleven, but the likeness are very poor. The cuts of coaches and their occupants, taken from photographs are very good, and many familiar faces are easily recognized...
...publications date only from 1879, yet now his pupils are numbered by the thousands and seventy societies have formed for study of the language. Schleyer's dictionary contains 13,000 words. There is as yet no English-Volapuk dictionary, but one is being prepared. It is stated by those familiar with the language, that anyone studying Volapuk steadily for three months, giving to it about two hours a day, ought to be able to write fluently and clearly upon simple topics; and some people learn in half that time. There are two magazines published in Volapuk; several enthusiasts in Germany...
...total strength test surpassed the highest test of 1880. This general gymnasium work is, therefore, reducing the one-sided development once so common with athletic specialists. It must not be forgotten, however, that there is a development peculiar to the runner, jumper, wrestler, oarsmen, ball player, etc., and anyone familiar with athletics at the present day, can easily recognize one of these specialists...
...Jewett, who is giving instruction in Arabic and Hebrew during Professor Toy's absence in the East, is a Harvard graduate of the class of '84. Since his graduation he has continued his study of the Semitic languages in Egypt and Syria. He has made himself familiar with the life in these places, and this winter will give some public lectures on the subject...