Monroe
[mən'rəu]
Definition
(noun.) a town in north central Louisiana.
(noun.) a town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie.
(noun.) 5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831).
(noun.) United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962).
Typist: Millie--From WordNet
Examples
- So in 1911 Monroe met Mr. Baldwin. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They sailed from Fortress Monroe on that day. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A siege-train will be loaded on vessels and sent to Fort Monroe, in readiness to be sent to you if required. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- When you find they can be spared, order them back, or such of them as you can spare, to Fort Monroe, to report for orders. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Before the advance commenced I visited Butler at Fort Monroe. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mr. Monroe realized the possibilities of Mr. Baldwin’s idea. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Gillmore is ordered to report at Fortress Monroe by the 18th inSt., or as soon thereafter as practicable. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- So the peace of President Monroe was restored to the new world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- These troops will be brought to Fort Monroe and kept there on the vessels until you are heard from. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He was also commissioned to paint a portrait of James Monroe, then President, for the Charleston Common Council, and the picture was considered a striking masterpiece. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Butler embarked at Fort Monroe with all his command, except the cavalry and some artillery which moved up the south bank of the James River. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But General Butler seems to have lost sight of this part of his instructions, and was back at Fort Monroe on the 28th. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Monroe turned his attention to clerical and commercial lines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Butler: FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA, April 2, 1864. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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