keenness
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Keenness to snare the Cup roused their feelings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Keenness in fielding was a fetish with him; and to cut practice struck him as a crime.
From Mike by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
Keenness can only be acquired if the physical, mental, and nervous systems are in tune.
From The Art of Lawn Tennis by Tilden, William (Bill) Tatem
Keenness of appetite supplied the want of all other delicacies.
From Christopher Carson by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
Keenness in that direction would have done violence to the repose and sweetness of her blessed presence.
From The Helpmate by Sinclair, May
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