Robert
['rɔbət]
Definition
(noun.) United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923).
Typist: Ludwig--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) See Herb Robert, under Herb.
Typist: Oliver
Examples
- Nothing, Robert. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Often, indeed, when pressed by Hortense to come, she would refuse, because Robert did not second, or but slightly seconded the request. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- No, don't forget, Robert. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Listen to me, Agustín said, and coming close he put his hand on Robert Jordan's shoulder. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Robert Jordan heard the stream, far down in the rocks, and he saw a faint, thin smoke that rose from the sentry box. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- How to oblige Robert and you? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The Hell with you, Robert Jordan thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I wonder what the bastard is planning now, Robert Jordan said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Robert Jordan hoped he had gone for food. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Wipe the table clean, Maria, Pablo said and grinned at Robert Jordan. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Robert Jordan did not answer. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Sure, said Robert Jordan. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- If they have surrounded the hollow it is that, Robert Jordan said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Robert is prepared. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- That decides that, Robert Jordan thought to himself. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- When I came back to the depot, Mr. Roberts was there, and insisted on carrying my satchel for me. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Lord Roberts also made good use of it in his South African campaign against the Boers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We had the private car of Mr. Roberts, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- These were supplied in England from 1811 to 1840 by the genius of Bramah, Clement, Fox, Roberts, Rennie, Whitworth, Fletcher, and a few others. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Thus Roberts, in 1852, proposed to cement the neck of the glass globe into a metallic cup, and to provide it with a tube or stop-cock for exhaustion by means of a hand-pump. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- On one occasion poor Captain Roberts, who happened to come in later than FitzClarence, got nothing but bubble-and-squeak in the dog-days. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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