Word: wateringly
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...shadow in the water...
...race shall be rowed upon suitable water, as defined by the Umpire, and in accordance with the laws of Oxford and Cambridge racing...
...house, ten per cent per annum in advance on the whole amount to be expended by the Corporation in cancelling all claims against the boat-house, and in remodelling and repairing it for the use of the Club; and to pay, when due, all charges for the use of water as assessed by the Water Board; and to make such repairs as may be made necessary by the neglect or carelessness of the members of the Club; and that the Treasurer is hereby authorized to make the payments required by this vote...
...signal-bells instead of by hours: thus ten strokes means either rise or retire; eight means meals; six means prayers, and so on. Imagine the maiden of that day listening, half awake, to the signal strokes, and then wildly leaping into cavalry boots and ulster, - we mean balmorals and water-proof, - see her rushing to the chapel door, only to find that she counted six instead of ten, and can now return and dress at her leisure...
...command of the fire, and although nothing was left of the northern part of the roof but the rafters, the fire was kept from burning anything but the Pi Eta rooms and the loft above. No student's room was burnt, but the floor of each was covered with water from three to six inches deep. The condition of the building is such that no one will be able to get back to his old quarters for at least several months...