Ashburton

[ ash-bur-tn ]

/ ˈæʃ bɜr tn /

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QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Mrs. Gano returned to Ashburton Place in a distinctly cheerful frame of mind.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
But those letters in the misleading hand came to Ashburton Place with irritating regularity.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
The nightingale is nowhere common, but it occurs every season near Ashburton and in the valley of the Teign.
Devonshire|Francis A. Knight
The Ashburton treaty was not the law of Canada, because the Government had neglected to legalize it by statute.
Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh|Lin-Le

Webster, who had been so soundly abused for his Ashburton Treaty, had held aloof from this discussion.
How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon|Oliver W. Nixon