Santa
['sæntə]
Examples
- The only army Santa Anna had to protect his capital and the mountain passes west of Vera Cruz, was the one he had with him confronting General Taylor. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- They had dismounted on the road between Segovia and Santa Maria del Real. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He was buried in the church of Santa Croce, the Pantheon of Florence, under the same roof with his great fellow countryman, Michael Angelo. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He galloped from one command to another proclaiming the near proximity of Santa Anna with an army vastly superior to his own. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Among a long list of churches, art galleries, and such things, visited by us in Venice, I shall mention only one--the church of Santa Maria dei Frari. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Santa Claus, said Beth. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- During the night Santa Anna, with his army--except the deserters--left the city. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This was accomplished without the knowledge of Santa Anna or his army, and over ground where he supposed it impossible. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- General Scott arrived upon the scene the latter part of the month, and nothing more was heard of Santa Anna and his myriads. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The small islands of St. Thomas and Santa Cruz, are the only countries in the new world that have ever been possessed by the Danes. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Removing to California, he established the Burbank Exposition Farms at Santa Rosa, where he undertook the work of cross-breeding on an extended scale. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He at once commenced his preparations for the capture of the position held by Santa Anna and of the troops holding it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The two were then secure against an attack from Santa Anna, who commanded the Mexican forces. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Some parties hearing I had succeeded in doing such a thing went to work and got hold of what was known as the Ortiz mine grant, twelve miles from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The uneducated foreigner could not even furnish a Santa Cruz Punch, an Eye-Opener, a Stone-Fence, or an Earthquake. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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