Rachel
['reɪtʃl] or ['retʃəl]
Definition
(noun.) (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
Edited by Flo--From WordNet
Examples
- I went into the next room, and so saw Rachel again for the first time since we had parted in Montagu Square. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I burn with indignation, and I ache with fatigue, was the way Miss Rachel summed it up, when I think of Franklin Blake. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Davoust and Massena, who wrought in many a battle tragedy, are here, and so also is Rachel, of equal renown in mimic tragedy on the stage. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I am grieved to have to say it, but for the present, you and Rachel are better apart. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- But my dear Rachel---- She rang the bell at the head of her bed. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- With all this, I held firm, notwithstanding, to my belief in Miss Rachel. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Here we were, then, at a dead-lock about Miss Rachel--and at a dead-lock about the Moonstone. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And you have no experience yourself in these matters, Rachel? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Before I could leave the room in my turn, Miss Rachel, always considerate to the old servant who had been in the house when she was born, stopped me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- After leaving Miss Rachel's room, I stopped a moment on one of the landings, by myself, to see if I had got the paint-stain by any chance on MY gown. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The moment his back was turned, Rachel withdrew to her own room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It was Rachel's turn to lose her temper at that. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This settled, our young gentleman went back to Miss Rachel. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Miss Rachel let her in. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Was it possible (I asked myself) that he could put his case against Miss Rachel and Rosanna in a more horrid point of view than this? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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