Word: winterer
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...people used to the dangers of storm and darkness on the terrible sea. To gather at the store and listen to and discuss the news was their one mental relaxation; and they valued it accordingly. In summer these veterans of many a cruise assembled on the long piazza; in winter the genial warmth of a round stove enticed them to the back part of the store, where the typical three-legged stools and empty packing-boxes, with one or two dilapidated easy-chairs, provided accommodations which were comfortable if not luxurious...
...brother interrupted him by saying that in this winter weather, loose trousers were better than tight, because cooler. And with this he threw up the window and hung his head out, letting in a freezing draught. I presented him with his straw hat and requested him to go. He would not leave, however, until I had demonstrated the necessity of such a course by the theory of limits, - the limits of human forbearance...
...learning the language to enter a university, for thus I should not only have a chance of listening to good German for some hours a day, but should also make acquaintances among the students and so increase my opportunities for speaking. Having settled myself comfortably for the winter in a German University town, I bethought myself of this advice and, rash mortal that I was, resolved to carry...
LAST year certain members of the Pierian Sodality and Glee Club proposed that the two societies should unite, and lease suitable rooms in which, during the winter and spring, they might together give a series of short concerts followed by dancing. The plan was given up on account of the lack of interest shown. This year, however, the two societies have effected a union, and have leased Roberts Hall on Brattle Street, where they intend to give joint concerts every six weeks or so. In thus uniting, the societies do not expect to lose their separate identity, that is, each...
...extra performance of the OEdipus had to be given up on account of the near approach of the annuals. But the purpose for which the proceeds were to have been used has not, we are glad to see, been wholly abandoned. The Greek Department contemplate repeating the play next winter, and the money realized from its production will be set aside, the interest from it to be devoted to the founding and yearly maintenance of an Archaeological School at Athens. Other colleges, Yale, Columbia, and Cornell in particular, will be invited to subscribe to the fund, which will...