Morgan
['mɔ:ɡən]
Definition
(noun.) an American breed of small compact saddle horses.
(noun.) United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913).
(noun.) soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802).
(noun.) a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688).
(noun.) United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945).
(noun.) United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881).
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Examples
- In that subservience, and not in the meddling of Mr. Morgan, is the reason why American journalism is so flaccid, so repetitious and so dull. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Morgan Was foot-loose and could operate where, his information--always correct--led him to believe he could do the greatest damage. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Not so much of Morgan ap--what's his name? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- On the 29th Sherman sent Thomas back to Chattanooga, and afterwards to Nashville, with another division (Morgan's) of the advanced army. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I am going up-stairs to take this work to Miss Morgan: she does the open hemming very well. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Morgan's office, noted in the last chapter. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I had my doubts of their caring so very much for Morgan ap-Kerrig in India and China, but of course I never expressed them. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Hood Wright, a partner in the firm of Drexel, Morgan & Co. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He went down to Drexel, Morgan & Company's office to investigate, and, after looking around, asked when the office was cleaned out. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Morgan, whose firm was one of the first customers, expressed to Mr. Edison some doubt as to the accuracy of the meter. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Manley in 1862, and Morgan in 1875, patented practical forms of the feathering paddle wheel. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The most noted of these was Morgan. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Pierpont Morgan and other prominent business men. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The English company I never got anything for, because a lawyer had originally advised Drexel, Morgan & Co. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I found out that the reason for this offer was that he had had trouble with Mr. Morgan, and wanted to get even with him. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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