Ethan Frome

[ frohm ]

/ froʊm /

Save This Word!

a novel (1911) by Edith Wharton.

QUIZZES

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

Question 1 of 7

Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

In January 2013, these consequences cost Ethan Saylor his life.
Police Brutality's Hidden Victims: The Disabled|Elizabeth Heideman|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All the medications Ethan had mentioned had half-lives, so it was hard to know how to interpret the results.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her husband, Ethan (Mark Duplass), books them a vacation retreat in a last-ditch effort to repair their relationship.
Is Elisabeth Moss the One 'True Detective' Loves? She Doesn't Deny It.|Melissa Leon|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Joel sank into the couch, smiling, while Ethan threw a balled-up eraser against the wall and laughed.
The Stacks: The Day ‘The Big Lebowski’ Came to Life|Alex Belth|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I was 25 in the summer of 1996 when I landed a job as a personal assistant to Joel and Ethan Coen.
The Stacks: The Day ‘The Big Lebowski’ Came to Life|Alex Belth|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Col. Ethan Allen arrived from England, and was received with discharges of cannon.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Immediately above the bridge the little river Frome joins the Avon.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
As Ethan Allen refused to give it up, the two patriots headed the force together.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
Under conditions of great privation, they took up life in Baltimore till Ethan should be ordained.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
Short of giving up Ethan, she would do all in her power to exhibit a hospitable and forgiving spirit in the approaching trial.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins