Ethel

[ eth-uhl ]

/ ˈɛθ əl /

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a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”

QUIZZES

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

In 1919, Ethel Parsons and Telfor Paullin made a painting that lifts hearts and souls, just by being fine art.
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So welcome back, Edna and Ethel; come on down, Gertrude and Percy; walk right in, Wilhelmina and Wolfgang.
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The elevator descended with a draft," he writes, "chilling Ethel in all the damp spots.
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In 1960, she made her Broadway debut in Gypsy, opposite Ethel Merman.
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Lucy and Ethel wish to go to a nightclub, while Ricky and Fred would rather go see a fight.
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Norman tarried to put his books into a neat leather case, and Ethel stood thinking.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Miss Winter glanced unutterable things at Margaret, and Ethel began to perceive she had done something wrong.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Nor did Ethel know that that caricature had been the cause of the black eye that Harry had brought home last summer.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Ethel's understanding perceived, but her mind refused to grasp the extent of the calamity.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
The first true pang of grief shot through Ethel like a dart, stabbing and taking away her breath, "Where are they?"
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge