Word: offing
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In a very close and exciting game Pennsylvania defeated the Indians on Saturday by a score of 16 to 6. The teams were fairly evenly matched both on the offensive and defensive and neither could make consistent gains through the others' line. Barring some slowness in getting the plays started...
The Modern Language Department has just published the seventh volume of its series, "Studies and Notes in Philology." It contains two theses, one on "Spanish Sibilants," by Dr. J. D. M. Ford, and the other on the origin of the Arthurian Round Table, by Dr. A. C. L. Brown '94...
Dr. Fords' work, the result of thorough research and study of the question of sibilants, is in addition a well epitomized history of the growth of the Spanish language. The main purpose, however, is to account for the absence in modern Spanish of sibilant letters, with which all other modern...
There are two theories with regard to the story of the Round Table, the first being that the whole tale is of Celtic and Welsh origin; and the second that the story has very little origin in fact, but originated in the minds of the early French poets. Dr. Brown...
At the dinner given to the Harvard Club of New York Friday night, the following telegram was sent to Mr. R. C. Lehmann, in England: "Boat house begun under your auspices dedicated today. Greetings."