Anna
[ˈʌnə] or ['ænə]
Definition
(n.) An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2/ cents.
Typist: Malcolm
Examples
- The fifth corps reached the North Anna on the afternoon of the 23d, closely followed by the sixth corps. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Thither he stole away whenever he could leave the shop, and not even Anna went with him, nor even to her did he tell what he was doing. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The only army Santa Anna had to protect his capital and the mountain passes west of Vera Cruz, was the one he had with him confronting General Taylor. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Nay, Anna, he answered thoughtfully, but didst thou ever consider how the picture on this card was made? Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Anna had soon done as he asked. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- On the 23d Hancock's corps was moved to the wooden bridge which spans the North Anna River just west of where the Fredericksburg Railroad crosses. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The one nearest to and north of the North Anna and Pamunkey was taken by Wright, followed by Hancock. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Then his wife, Anna, died, and he could not keep on with the work. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- On the 24th he joined us on the march from North Anna to Cold Harbor, in the vicinity of Chesterfield. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He galloped from one command to another proclaiming the near proximity of Santa Anna with an army vastly superior to his own. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Anna was very much pleased by the sales, and told her husband so at supper that evening. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- You were always a noble woman, Anna, said the old man, puffing at his cigarette. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- His embarkation was clandestine; and if we may credit a tale of the Princess Anna, he passed the hostile sea closely secreted in a coffin. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I shall try thy name, Anna, and see if I cannot engrave it here on wood. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- During the night Santa Anna, with his army--except the deserters--left the city. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- To turn the enemy by his right, between the two Annas is impossible on account of the swamp upon which his right rests. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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