Kent
[kent]
Definition
(noun.) a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans.
(noun.) United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971).
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Definition
n. (Scot.) a pole pike.—v.i. to propel a boat by a pole.
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Examples
- The engineering establishment of Mr. Hall, at Dartford, in Kent, was selected as best adapted for the purpose of making the machinery and for carrying the plans into operation. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Did you ever hear Darcy mention the circumstance, when you were in Kent? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I am not likely to leave Kent for some time. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Any letter addressed to me at the Leather Bottle, Cobham, Kent, will be forwarded--supposing I still exist. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Hunsford, near Westerham, Kent, 15th October. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Near Lee, in Kent. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But in the particular counties of Kent and Sussex, the restrictions are still more troublesome. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- There ain't a better spot o' ground in all Kent,' said the hard-headed man again, after a pause. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Exactly--one of the richest men in Kent--Lady Brackenstall is in the morning-room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- That is certainly rather against your theory that they committed a murder in Kent last night. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- That there little black pig of the Kent sow's breed must be uncommon fat now. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- We have touched on three English counties in our short drive, starting in Middlesex, passing over an angle of Surrey, and ending in Kent. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It's down in Kent, seven miles from Chatham and three from the railway line. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I doubt if I should have had any, though there had been a Swiss snow-drift in the Kent Road. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Let me introduce you, he shouted, to Mr. Neville St. Clair, of Lee, in the county of Kent. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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