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Ellis

[ el-is ]

noun

  1. Alexander John Alexander John Sharpe, 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
  2. (Henry) Have·lock [hav, -lok], 1859–1939, English psychologist and writer.


Ellis

/ ˈɛlɪs /

noun

  1. EllisAlexander John18141890MEnglishLANGUAGE: philologist Alexander John . 1814–90, English philologist: made the first systematic survey of the phonology of British dialects
  2. Ellis(Henry) Havelock18591939MEnglishWRITING: essayist ( Henry ) Havelock (ˈhævlɒk). 1859–1939, English essayist: author of works on the psychology of sex


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Ellis said that in fact, the vision ever since Relativity’s time at Y Combinator has included larger lift rockets — and much more.

Ellis brings needles and vials stored in dry ice to assisted-living and nursing homes in the Phoenix area in his roving vaccination clinic.

Now that both have kids, there isn’t much time left for mitten making, although Ellis said she tends to make some for gifts and the occasional craft fair during the holidays.

Ellis has appeared only once on the networks since early December.

Ellis continued her one-way, two-and-a-half hour commute to a Houston hospital until three years ago.

My old boss, T. Brooks Ellis, the director of the Human Genome Project.

The congressman was able to ride those credentials to a comfortable 57 percent to 43 percent victory over Ellis.

The first human being to come through Ellis Island was an unaccompanied minor.

Thousands of unaccompanied minors followed her through Ellis Island.

He promised that Ellis "will have access to funds that will be helpful to his campaign."

Ellis's patent boot studs to save the sole, and the Euknemida, or concave-convex fastening springs, are the latest novelties.

In the Presbyterian Church under the care of Mr. Ellis are 39 communicants.

They had been turned back from the emigrant station on Ellis Island, and were now sadly returning to Liverpool.

The climax to all of our troubles was the making out of our declaration and being held in quarantine at Ellis Island.

The offence is no sooner given than it is caught up by a gallant citizen, a goldsmith, named Ellis.

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