Von
[vɒn] or [vɑn]
Examples
- This was about the time that Otto von Guericke of Magdeburg, Germany, was born. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I von't,' replied Mr. Weller, in a somewhat boisterous manner. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Come, come,' said Sam, 'that von't do. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Everybody went away having any pretensions to politeness, and of course, with them, Doctor von Glauber, the Court Doctor, and his Baroness. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Von vare fine orishinal of dis, von fine copee of dat, an dis ting, an oter ting, and I den vos pay agen: an ven I go in, dese ting are all exécrable! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Vait a minit' Sammy; ven you grow as old as your father, you von't get into your veskit quite as easy as you do now, my boy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Otto von Guericke, a burgomaster of Magdeburg, who had traveled in France and Italy, succeeded in constru cting an air-pump by means of which air might be exhausted from a vessel. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I go, an dey make me pay fore von book, vish I read. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- You may address me as the Count Von Kramm, a Bohemian nobleman. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- You will find me at the Langham under the name of the Count Von Kramm. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Outside, somebody was singing, in a manly, reckless handsome voice: 'Mach mir auf, mach mir auf, du Stolze, Mach mir ein Feuer von Holze. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Ah true--reight--vel--veri vel, I have no objecshuns; only tell him he is von grate fool to his pains. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Then Ursula, who had a beautiful strong voice, began to sing to herself, softly: 'Annchen von Tharau. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It is no dis vay in Paris I say; but, _n'importe:_ it is mean of de na-ti-on to make pay for everyting von can see, but never mind; an I do pay. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- A pianner-forty, Samivel,' rejoined Mr. Weller, in a still more mysterious manner, 'as he can have on hire; vun as von't play, Sammy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- No,' said the old gentleman; 'if he von't let you stop there, I see no vay at all. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The solution of this difficult problem was the invention by Heffner von Alteneck of Germany, and his device came into use wherever throughout the world arc lamps were operated. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- To this substance of energy and life, common in the minute plant cell and the animal cell, the German botanist, Hugo von Mohl, about fifty years ago gave the name protoplasm. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- My friend, Professor Von Reisenberg, of the University of Ghent, pursued a series of investigations into the capacity of various animals to receive ideas. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- To Clotilde Lothman von Saxe-Meningen, second daughter of the King of Scandinavia. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Some time I lose him six, seven hours, and, at last, I find him at de top of von apple-tree! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It was invented by Baron von Drais, of Manheim-on-the Rhine. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- They von't be long, Sir, I des-say,' replied Sam. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You von't think o' arrestin' your own son for the money, and sendin' him off to the Fleet, will you, you unnat'ral wagabone? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The United States patent therefor was granted October 7, 1890, to Carl Auer Von Welsbach, No. 438,125. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- P'raps you may ask for it five minits arterwards; p'raps I may say I von't pay, and cut up rough. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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