Word: stroke
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...middle 1000 meters of the race, Radcliffe made an impressive move to push back and overtake the higher-ranked crew.“Yale’s course is unique in that it has a turn, so the crews start on a staggered start,” junior stroke Sarah Moore said. “We had a pretty good start, and we came off holding even with Yale at first. Virginia was harder to gauge as they were a full lane over. We were down almost about a length on each crew after they took a lot of length...
...second Tigers competitor finished +12, placing her behind Balmert, Sheldon, and senior captain Jessica Hazlett—who finished in fifth—and just one stroke ahead of junior Ali Bode...
...back towards the house stark naked, her feet squelching in the mud.In the barn, The Stable Boy continued to sharpen the scythe. “One takes one’s pleasure where one can find it,” he said softly. He gave the scythe one final stroke. This time, it threw off sparks.Thus concludes Part I of The Stable Boy. Lesley R. Winters’ serialized novel will resume in the fall...
...mystery suggested by the novel’s first few chapters, Docx gives us a dark, intriguing, thoughtful study of the ripples that emanate from Maria Glover’s death, which—to put all thoughts of a thriller to rest—is caused by a stroke. Her death and life launch Docx’s intense portrait of his characters and the Russian roots that tie them all together. It is a portrait, above all, of the strength of his characters’ familial bonds, which only fully manifest themselves following Maria’s death...
...another matter. I think my womanhood has awoken in me. That means, yesterday when I was taking a bath and the water stroked my body, I longed for someone's hands to stroke me ... I didn't know what it was, I have never had such sensations until...