Samuel
['sæmjuəl]
Definition
(noun.) (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king.
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Examples
- Very well,' said the Honourable Samuel Slumkey, with a resigned air, 'then it must be done. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Samuel Edison, versatile, buoyant of temper, and ever optimistic, would thus appear to have pitched his tent with shrewd judgment. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- His grandson, Samuel Franklin, is still living in Boston. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- They went in a body to the poll; and when they returned, the Honourable Samuel Slumkey, of Slumkey Hall, was returned also. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Excuse my asking the question, Mr. Samuel,' continued the attorney in a lower voice, 'was your mother-in-law tall? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Wood-working implements in which the cutting tool was carried by a sliding block were described in the English patents of General Sir Samuel Bentham and Joseph Bramah, in 1793-94. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- There was a morning concert advertised for to-morrow, and Samuel was ordered to take places for a large party, including a place for Mr. Ablewhite. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- There was a moment of awful suspense as the procession waited for the Honourable Samuel Slumkey to step into his carriage. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I said nothing to Samuel. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It is told with great vividness in the second book of Samuel. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Serjeant Buzfuz now rose with more importance than he had yet exhibited, if that were possible, and vociferated; 'Call Samuel Weller. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Br ashear, who contributed valuable information in reference to the activities of Samuel Pierpont Langley. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Samuel and I went all over the house, and shut up as usual. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Samuel snatched up his hat and ran out of the house. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I am of the eighth generation from Mathew Grant, and seventh from Samuel. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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