Laura
['lɔ:rə]
Definition
(n.) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
Editor: Rodney
Definition
n. an early kind of monastic community its cells separate structures the inmates living in solitude meeting only for common services in the chapel—found only in Egypt Syria and Palestine.
Editor: Rae
Examples
- We must begin, for Laura's sake, where there is the best chance of success, I replied. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Laura, will you come into the library? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Laura Fairlie was in all my thoughts when the ship bore me away, and I looked my last at England. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Laura had certainly written to say she would pass the night under the roof of her old friend--but she had never been near the house. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Laura was sitting alone at the far end of the room, her arms resting wearily on a table, and her face hidden in her hands. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Laura was certainly not chargeable with any exaggeration, in writing me word that I should hardly recognise her aunt again when we met. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Neither Laura nor I were in any favorable disposition to be amused. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Dear Laura was to pay him another little visit in her wedding-dress the next morning, and to be kind enough, again, not to make a scene. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I believe it too, I said, coming to Laura's rescue. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But on the subject of Count Fosco (who interests me infinitely more than his wife), Laura is provokingly circumspect and silent. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Sign there, he repeated, turning suddenly on Laura, and pointing once more to the place on the parchment. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The words she had spoken to Laura by the shores of the lake, the very words had now come true. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I tried a second time to run out and find Laura, but my head was giddy and my knees trembled under me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The Count, who had watched Laura and me with a close and silent attention, interposed for the second time. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- There was time enough in the morning for me to take Laura out for her walk as usual, and to see her quietly settled at her drawing afterwards. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I had turned to go back to my own room for a minute or two, but the sound of Laura's name on the lips of a stranger stopped me instantly. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He starts at chance noises as inveterately as Laura herself. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Sir Percival's only intimate friend in the Fairlie family had been Laura's father. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Have you said all you wanted to Laura? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I see it as plainly as you do--as plainly as Laura sees it, though she says nothing. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Laura shook her head doubtfully. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The thought of Laura welled up like a spring in the depths of my heart, and filled it with waters of bitterness, never, never known to it before. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- If I am to fight our cause with the Count, strong in the consciousness of Laura's safety, I must fight it for my Wife. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I mean to write first, Laura, to Mr. Gilmore's partner, who has offered to help us in any fresh emergency. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Laura, who was on the other side of her husband, with the pen in her hand, looked at him too. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- At the very time when he knew papa was lying ill by his wallflowers, looking at the blue sky, Laura complained. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The housekeeper could not help us--Laura could not help us--Marian could not help us. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Though his love was as chaste as that of Petrarch for his Laura, it had made fetters of what previously was only a difficulty. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Not a voice was heard--not a soul moved, till those three words, Laura, Lady Glyde, had vanished from sight. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I can give no better reason for it than that I have been over-anxious about Laura lately--and anxiety, Mr. Gilmore, unsettles the strongest of us. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Editor: Rae