Harrison
['hærisn]
Definition
(noun.) 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841).
(noun.) 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901).
(noun.) English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001).
(noun.) English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990).
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Examples
- Yes; I had given Miss Harrison instructions to lock the door on the outside and take the key with her when she went to bed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Speaking of telling stories, I once got telling a man stories at the Harrison lamp factory, in the yard, as he was leaving. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We then bought at a receiver's sale at Harrison, New Jersey, a very large brick factory building which had been used as an oil-cloth works. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A year later, Mr. Harrison wrote with some pride: I believe my mill was the first lighted with your electric light, and therefore may be called No. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Why had he asked Miss Harrison to remain in the sick-room all day? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Not Miss Harrison here, for example? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Would little Harrison--' 'Oh, FRANK! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- They are more visible from the road, suggested Mr. Joseph Harrison. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The blind was not down in your room, and I could see Miss Harrison sitting there reading by the table. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Joseph Harrison is my name, and as Percy is to marry my sister Annie I shall at least be a relation by marriage. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- In one of these assaults upon us General Stannard, a gallant officer who was defending Fort Harrison, lost an arm. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Your advice is very excellent, Miss Harrison, said Holmes, rising. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I can only say for certain that Mr. Joseph Harrison is a gentleman to whose mercy I should be extremely unwilling to trust. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I kept Miss Harrison in it all day so that he might not anticipate us. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was arranged as he suggested, though Miss Harrison excused herself from leaving the bedroom, in accordance with Holmes's suggestion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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