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As it was she lay still, reading, sometimes writing a letter, or copying something for Lydia, always eager for a game of "Halma" or
Saturday's Child Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923
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Halma, the same to whom M. Larose, his collaborator on la Foudre, said:
Les Miserables 2008
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Areas of greatest relief occur adjacent to the Delaware River; here, high-gradient streams and waterfalls occur, including Dingman's Falls, which is the highest waterfall in Pennsylvania (Erdman and Wiegman, 1974, p. 50; Geyer and Bolles, 1987, p. 253; Oplinger and Halma, 1988, p. 27).
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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A further submarine casualty today was the torpedoing of the Swedish steamer Halma off Scarborough, and the loss of the lives of six of her crew.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various
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The present position in the challenge for the World's Halma Championship is this.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-28 Various
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To have tact, is much like being good at Halma, or whist, or tennis, or chess.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 23, 1892 Various
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In the middle of a game of Halma he asked if he might have another dough-nut.
Try Anything Twice 1938
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Berkeley, interrupted in a game of Halma, came unwillingly.
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Even Noël and H.O. saw at once what a doddering game Halma is, and Dora and Dicky, whatever their faults, care more for Pincher than for boxes and screws.
New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925
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But he happened to be winning the beastly Halma game, and Oswald saw that there was going to be trouble – "big trouble," as Mr. Kipling says.
New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925
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