Benjamin-Constant
[ ban-zha-man-kawn-stahn ]
/ bɛ̃ ʒaˈmɛ̃ kɔ̃ˈstɑ̃ /
noun
Jean Jo·seph [zhahn zhaw-zef] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf/. Constant, Jean Joseph Benjamin.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
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Constant de Rebecque
[ kawn-stahn duh ruh-bek ]
/ kɔ̃ˈstɑ̃ də rəˈbɛk /
noun
Hen·ri Ben·ja·min [ahn-ree ban-zha-man] /ɑ̃ˈri bɛ̃ ʒaˈmɛ̃/, Benjamin Constant,1767–1830, French statesman and author, born in Switzerland.
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It seems Benjamin-Constant is painting it—and I thought the others would never come.
The Transgression of Andrew Vane|Guy Wetmore CarrylHer portrait of Benjamin-Constant represents not only the masterful man, but is also the personification of the painter.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement