Ashburton

[ ash-bur-tn ]

/ ˈæʃ bɜr tn /

noun

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CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THESE WORDS FROM "LITTLE WOMEN"

"Little Women" may be a classic, but that doesn't mean we all know the meanings of the vocab words from the book. Can you define these words correctly and make Jo proud?

Question 1 of 10

earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Example sentences from the Web for ashburton

This departure to Smith's station on the Ashburton led me away on an entirely new line for some time.
Five Years in New Zealand|Robert B. Booth
Ashburton went over about the Boundary question, at the lack of hair among his attachés.
Tennyson and His Friends|Various
Webster refrained from showing this to Ashburton and ordered search in London discontinued.
The Path of Empire|Carl Russell Fish
They always have handled them to my satisfaction, and I reckon they always will, in spite of Blackburn and Ashburton.
The Builders|Ellen Glasgow

"Well, they can call him nothing worse than a traitor," retorted Colonel Ashburton lightly before Blackburn could answer.
The Builders|Ellen Glasgow

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