Isaac
['aizək]
Definition
(noun.) (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau.
Typist: Remington--From WordNet
Examples
- Seest thou, Isaac, said Front-de-Boeuf, the range of iron bars above the glowing charcoal? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Were thy garments searched by as curious an eye, Isaac, said he, what discoveries might not be made? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I do so propose, replied Isaac, bowing in all humility, if it please your reverend valour. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But Isaac soon convinced him of his error. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He is negotiating with the Jew, I suppose, replied De Bracy, coolly; probably the howls of Isaac have drowned the blast of the bugle. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Nine years later Sir Isaac Newton, having studied Gregory’s plans, built the first reflecting telescope, which is now to be seen in the hall of the Royal Society in London. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- An six hundred crowns, said Isaac, the good Prior might well pay to your honoured valours, and never sit less soft in his stall. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Assuredly, brother, said Isaac, and Heaven be praised that raised me up a comforter in my misery. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- This discovery was made by Sir Isaac Newton, in 1675. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- There follows a history of the fathers and founders of the Hebrew nation, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I went thither to render to Isaac the Jew of York, replied Gurth, the price of a suit of armour with which he fitted my master for this tournament. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Isaac gasped with terror and uncertainty. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Advise thee well, Isaac, said Locksley, what thou wilt do in this matter; my counsel to thee is to make a friend of this churchman. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I will seek him out, said Isaac, for he is a good youth, and hath compassion for the exile of Jacob. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Then turning to Isaac, he said aloud, Thy daughter, then, is prisoner with Brian de Bois-Guilbert? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There was also Mr. Isaacs, who did a great deal of photographic work, and to whom we must be thankful for the pictures of Menlo Park in connection with Edison's work. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Typist: Natalie