Nathan
['neɪθən] or ['neθən]
Examples
- Nathan Read of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1791, invented a tubular boiler in which the flues and gases are conducted through tubes passing through the boiler into the smokestack. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- No, Mas'r, said Nathan; you've always been good to me. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Bought 'em at Nathan's; very glad you like 'em; and eh, Amelia, my dear, I bought a pine-apple at the same time, which I gave to Sambo. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- After some deliberation, the young master replied, Nathan, in your place, I think I should feel very much so, myself. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- On the morrow, when Isaac proposed to arise and pursue his journey, Nathan remonstrated against his purpose, both as his host and as his physician. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It's Nathan's business--a hundred-and-fifty--with costs, hundred-and-seventy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And truly have they termed him, said Nathan the physician. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Nathan Read in 1790 also patented and built a steam carriage. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Nathan Ben Israel received his suffering countryman with that kindness which the law prescribed, and which the Jews practised to each other. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He then explained to Nathan the pressing cause of his journey. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Typist: Virginia