Arnold
['ɑ:nəld] or ['ɑrnəld]
Definition
(noun.) United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801).
(noun.) English poet and literary critic (1822-1888).
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Examples
- Yet Arnold calls them 'The young, light-hearted masters of the wave. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Mr. Arnold Bennett puts forth a rather curious hybrid when he advises us to treat ourselves as free agents and everyone else as an automaton. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- In 1823 Asa Arnold of Rhode Island invented a differential motion by which the velocity of the bobbin is kept uniform. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And for Arnold this is vital, seeing that the watchword ) of the culture he proclaims is Know Thyself. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Dr. Arnold was doubtless right when he looked upon the railway as presaging the end of the feudal system. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Bobbins of Asa Arnold and the Ring Frame of Jenks. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Said the famous Dr. Arnold of Rugby, as he watched a train speeding through the country, I rejoice to see it, and think that feudality is gone forever. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Perhaps that is the reason why Arnold Bennett's description of the siege of Paris in The Old Wives' Tale is so disconcerting to many people. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- After some consideration I decided on writing to the Arnolds, in Yorkshire. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The first, from the Arnolds, full of delight at the prospect of seeing Laura and me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Laura and I set out on our visit to the Arnolds to-day. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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