Anne
[æn]
Definition
(noun.) Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714).
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Examples
- Did no suspicion, excited by my own knowledge of Anne Catherick's resemblance to her, cross my mind, when her face was first revealed to me? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I had arranged with Mrs. Clements that she should communicate her London address, in Anne's interests, to Lady Glyde. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I was rewarded for posting myself sentinel at the lake by the appearance--not of Anne Catherick herself, but of the person in charge of her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Do we not, Mary Anne? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The constitution which this act established, was allowed to subsist for about two-and-twenty years, but was abolished by the 10th of queen Anne, ch. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Why verb active, Mary Anne? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Well, well, well, I shall know Anne Catherick when I see her--and so enough for to-night. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- She was a poor, empty-headed, spiritless woman--what you call a born drudge--and I was now and then not averse to plaguing her by taking Anne away. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- We quarrelled finely, and Mrs. Clements, not liking to see it, I suppose, offered to take Anne away to live in London with her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- And Charley--' Mary Anne was proceeding, when Miss Peecher stared. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The old pain over the heart and the other symptoms of the illness at Grimsby returned, and Anne was confined to her bed in the cottage. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- No, only speak low--only remember that Anne Catherick is a dangerous subject under your husband's roof. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- At the first safe opportunity Miss Halcombe cautiously led her half-sister to speak of their mother, of old times, and of Anne Catherick. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The mystery of Anne Catherick is NOT cleared up yet. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- That evening (the evening of the 27th) Madame Rubelle and I took our revived Anne Catherick to the Asylum. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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