E
[iː]
Definition
(noun.) the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet.
(noun.) the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282....
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Definition
(-) E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale. E/ (E flat) is a tone which is intermediate between D and E.
(pl. ) of Notopodium
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Examples
- Muriate of ammonium 5 parts}| n t | Nitrate of potassium 5 parts}| y u | | r | Snow or pounded ice 12 parts}| e | Muriate of sodium 5 parts}| to -25° | . William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Their alchemy was closely associated with metallurgy, the making of alloys and amalgams, and th e handicrafts of the goldsmiths and silversmiths. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This done, Madame would send Désirée out for a walk with her _bonne_, and profit by her absence to rob the robber. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It is a curious fact that in the Edison family the pronunciation of the name has always been with the long e sound, as it would naturally be in the Dutch language. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In September of the same year Eugèn e Bouvard had presented new tables of that planet. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- They met once a week at Goddard's in Wood Street, at the Bull's Head Tavern in Cheapside, and at Gresham Colleg e. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Piacer e popone Vuol la sua stagione. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- In short, they must e'en be satisfied, whether they have or not; for they will get nothing better out of him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Not e'en Rachael,' said Stephen, when he stood again with his face uncovered, 'could mak sitch a kind offerin, by onny words, kinder. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Soon after the departure of my protégée, my servant brought me a letter, by the twopenny post; the handwriting was Lord Ponsonby's. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I love my love with an E, because she's enticing; I hate her with an E, because she's engaged. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Now compress the artery leading from the organ, and the part between the heart and the point of pressur e, and the heart itself, become distended and take on a deep purple color. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- From the coast inland, stretch, between flowered lanes and hedges, rolling pasture-lands of rich green made all the more vivid by th e deep reddish tint of the ploughed fields. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- H e spoke of one as plus and the other as minus. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Again, plac e the magnet in a wooden vessel, and then set the vessel afloat in a tub or cistern of still water. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Es muy _concienzudo! Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Let any one try to wade the mud of the Flemish chaussées in a pair of Paris brodequins, on m'en dirait des nouvelles! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Je ne saurais vous dire 'how;' mais, enfin, les Anglais ont des idées à eux, en amitié, en amour, en tout. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Their hours and minut es had each sixty subdivisions. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- He was very broad-minded and enthusiastic and would rejoice in Watt's improvements of the steam engine or Cook's discoveri es in the South Pacific. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- We-ell, ye-es,' he returned, thinking about it, not quite satisfied with the phrase: 'or perhaps I might say, if it was in him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Cada piedra un piramide levanta, y cada flor costruye un monumento, cada edificio es un sepulcro altivo, cada soldado un esqueleto vivo. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It studi es natural phenomena in relation to their material causes. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- They are all-- Ye-es. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Thus the principle was es tablished in meteorology that northeast storms arise to the southwest. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Vous n'êtes donc que des poupées, I heard him thunder. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- As I was one day taking a solitary drive up the Champs Elysées on my road to the Bois de Boulogne, the Duke of Wellington galloped past my carriage. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- A third committee devoted itself to agriculture, and in the Society's museum were collected products and curiositi es of the shop, mine, sea, etc. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Ye-e-es,' replied Bella, with a drawl of indifference. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Elles sont br?lées? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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