Moran
['mɒr(ə)n]
Examples
- If we were to come to Stoke Moran to-day, would it be possible for us to see over these rooms without the knowledge of your stepfather? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- A girl of fourteen, Patience Moran, who is the daughter of the lodge-keeper of the Boscombe Valley estate, was in one of the woods picking flowers. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Now, Moran undoubtedly played foul--of that I have long been aware. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I knew that we should find a ventilator before ever we came to Stoke Moran. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Well, I am sure Moran was at the bottom of it, but nothing could be proved. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Colonel Moran turned to the official detective. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I think that I will go in and have a word with Moran, and perhaps write a little note. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- You have not made it clear what was Colonel Moran's motive in murdering the Honourable Ronald Adair? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Whatever the cause, Colonel Moran began to go wrong. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I am Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It came out in evidence that Colonel Moran and young Adair had, between them, won a considerable amount of money. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Meanwhile, come what may, Colonel Moran will trouble us no more. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The exclusion from his clubs would mean ruin to Moran, who lived by his ill-gotten card-gains. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is precisely for that reason that we are going to Stoke Moran this day. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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