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rows of pits resembling open graves
Patches of ground the size of a quilt sold for two, three or four-hundred dollars and rows of pits resembling open graves decorated the slope.
— from Sketches in Crude-oil Some accidents and incidents of the petroleum development in all parts of the globe by John J. (John James) McLaurin

read or play rough outdoor games
" The mother complained that the girl had never cared for dolls, that she would not take an interest in her clothes, and that she wanted to do nothing after school but read or play "rough, outdoor games."
— from Children Above 180 IQ Stanford-Binet: Origin and Development by Leta Stetter Hollingworth

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