392 Verbs to Use for the Word gaming

If people play a good game of bridge, they are welcome guests in a great many houses which formerly would have been closed to them, and it is a great resource to ladies no longer very young, widows and spinsters, who find their days long and don't know what to do with their lives.

For a long time the scales of victory seemed balanced between them; but at length the tall man, who had great self-possession, and who played with consummate skill, won the game: soon after which he rose up, and making a graceful, respectful bow to the rest of the company, he retired.

As it was, Yerkes scored on the misplay and that run lost the game for the Giants.

How much have you cleared?" Shillito said nothing, and Cartwright went on: "My antagonists are old card-players who know the game; but when you broke Forman he was drunk and the other two were not quite sober.

We drew the deer into the baggage-boat, and sent forward our pioneer to erect our tents, and prepare a late dinner, at our old camping ground, while we landed with the dogs on the island near the head of Round Pond, or Lake, to course whatever game they might find upon it.

It became an established law among us, that we should kill no more game or fish than we needed for supplies, whatever their abundance or our temptation might be.

"Why don't you watch the game?

One of the hounds only had ever seen game of this kind.

It was scarcely five minutes, before the voices of the dogs broke upon the stillness of the morning, in a simultaneous and fierce cry, as if they had started the game suddenly, and fresh from his lair.

We might have shot the game they were pursuing fifty times, but we had no design against its life.

"Begin the game, the Rustlers to have the ball," called Lieutenant-Commander Havens.

The Coroner, the Assistant District-Attorney, and certain other officials who have been trying the "trap" game on the witnesses examined in the NATHAN murder case.

Cartwright was something of a gambler and liked the American games.

But I spoiled their game for them.

"'Tis only the ill-mannered owl that makes game of meif" "Sh!

"Do I understand you, gentlemen," Spalding inquired, adjusting himself, as if preparing to bring down the game, "that I am to have this first shot, and that no one is to fire until I have taken a fair shot at him?

"We teach our men the old great game of warwit against witcourage against couragelife against life.

On some particular spot, favorably situated with reference to the well-known trails of the sheep, they built a high-walled corral, with long guiding wings diverging from the gateway; and into this inclosure they sometimes succeeded in driving the noble game.

As for Allingford, just let him look out: it'll be my turn to move next, and there's plenty of time to finish the game between now and Christmas.

Our club has been practicing all summer, twice a week, and on the 24th of August we gave an exhibition game here at Westeras, between two teams from our club, the suits made for the Olympic Games coming in very handy.

And, I am grieved to say it, one by-stander, who diden't understand the grate nashunal game, wanted to know: "What in thunder them old dry bones was cryin' about" It was a crooel remark, altho' the old men, not bein' used to hollerin' much, and not havin' any teeth, did make rather queer work tryin' to holler.

"I trust you enjoyed your whist-game, Patricia.

Returning home they were beaten on the Polo Grounds three games in succession by Chicago.

Here the Shoshones winter flockwise, weaving baskets and hunting big game driven down from the country of the deep snow.

Failing to bring both adventures within the sixteen hours of light which at this season and in this latitude we should enjoy, we were to bivouac for the night on the northern sea-coast and pursue our aquatic game in the morning of the morrow, returning before dark to our vessel.

392 Verbs to Use for the Word  gaming