... but of a noble family, as the 'ski' denotes, for that is to Polish and Russian names what 'von' is to German ... — Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories • Louisa M. Alcott
... however, wisdom dawned and broadened to a perfect day of psychological common sense. A theological reaction, of whatever sort, was bound in the last analysis to be a matter of a sudden leap, not of a deliberate slide. One either took a veritable ski-jump into the next church but three, or else one merely stayed where one was, and fretted about the details of ... — The Brentons • Anna Chapin Ray
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