Hopkins
['hɔpkinz]
Definition
(noun.) Welsh film actor (born in 1937).
(noun.) English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the discovery of vitamins (1861-1947).
(noun.) English poet (1844-1889).
(noun.) United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873).
(noun.) United States educator and theologian (1802-1887).
Typed by Angelo--From WordNet
Examples
- Hopkins's brow was clouded, and he sat down with an air of deep dejection. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- We'll see about that, said Hopkins. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Holmes, said Hopkins, I do not know how to express my gratitude. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Ah, Hopkins, I got your wire last night, and I have been expecting you. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I took back Captain Hopkins's knife and fork early in the afternoon, and went home to comfort Mrs. Micawber with an account of my visit. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- A necklace,' replied Jack Hopkins. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Oh, that's nothing,' said Jack Hopkins. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You are worse than Dancer, worse than Hopkins, worse than Blackberry Jones, worse than any of the wretches. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I saw Holmes and Hopkins exchange a quick glance. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- In sharp contrast to him was the earnest, serious Rowland, of Johns Hopkins University, afterward the leading American physicist of his day. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It was young Stanley Hopkins, a promising detective, in whose career Holmes had several times shown a very practical interest. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Stanley Hopkins swore between his teeth, and struck his thigh with his clenched hand. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But if we ever do go and get damask, Sadler's is the place--far better than Hopkins's. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- No, no, Hopkins, it is another and more formidable person for whom we must seek. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Stanley Hopkins drew from his pocket a drab-covered notebook. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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