Austin
['ɔ:stin]
Definition
(noun.) state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas.
Typist: Marietta--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Augustinian; as, Austin friars.
Checker: Norris
Examples
- She, however, preferred Austin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He was as mild as milk, my brother Austin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The paymaster was detained in Austin so long that, if we had waited for him, we would have exceeded our leave. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Despite the crudity of this outfit, Austin claimed that he had traveled some 2,200 miles on this, the granddaddy of all motorcycles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- From there to Austin there was not a single residence except at New Braunfels, on the Guadalupe River. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Rudolph in some way came to hear of these stolen meetings, and surprised Austin walking with Rose one June evening. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- They were taken to their respective homes, and when Austin got well again, he married Rose in due course. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I know the distance now from San Antonio to Austin is but little over eighty miles, so that our computation was probably too high. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She favored my father, Austin, and the brothers had a quarrel which ended in blows. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I suppose Rudolph thought he had killed Austin, and left England to avoid arreSt At all events, not a soul has heard of him since. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Austin got the worst of it, and Rudolph, thinking he had killed him, fled. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Well, to gratify her father, Rose appeared to favor Rudolph, but in secret she met Austin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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