Helen
['helən]
Definition
(noun.) (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War.
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Examples
- I am as beautiful as Helen! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Now I wept: Helen Burns was not here; nothing sustained me; left to myself I abandoned myself, and my tears watered the boards. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- My eye sought Helen, and feared to find death. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- My things were indeed in shameful disorder, murmured Helen to me, in a low voice: I intended to have arranged them, but I forgot. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- What is it the poet says about a lover seeing Helen's beauty in the brow of Egypt? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She is very beautiful, said Maurice, gazing longingly at this modern Helen. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Well, I am Helen; so you mean I am as beautiful as myself. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You are sure, then, Helen, that there is such a place as heaven, and that our souls can get to it when we die? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Helen comes to Paris now Earth is older. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Well, Helen? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Good-night, Helen. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I came to see you, Helen: I heard you were very ill, and I could not sleep till I had spoken to you. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- And shall I see you again, Helen, when I die? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- And cross and cruel, I added; but Helen Burns would not admit my addition: she kept silence. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Don't go, Helen, Miss Barkley said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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