Drinkwater

[ dringk-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

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John, 1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.

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Drinkwater was among the first, his nervous, prying little eyes fairly fastened on the other in his excitement.
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Sure enough, presently along came Drinkwater, head down, as though unaware of the open door.
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Drinkwater, I believe youre lying, said OLeary, with a twitching of his hands that made the other draw back abruptly.
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Drinkwater passed to the door by which they had entered and drew it shut, and going to the window, flung across a second curtain.
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Drinkwater went to her side and piloted her to the armchair, amid a heavy craning-forward of her tense audience.
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Drinkwater

/ (ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə) /

noun

John. 1882–1937, English dramatist, poet, and critic; author of chronicle plays such as Abraham Lincoln (1918) and Mary Stuart (1921)

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