Higginson

[ hig-in-suhn ]

/ ˈhɪg ɪn sən /

noun

Thomas Wentworth Stor·row

[stor-oh], /ˈstɒr oʊ/, 1823–1911, U.S. clergyman, author, and social reformer.

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Question 1 of 11

Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby Higginson

hifalutin, hi-fi, Higashiosaka, Higashiyama, Higgins, Higginson, higgle, higgledy-piggledy, higgler, Higgs boson, high

Example sentences from the Web for Higginson

Higginson Peabody also added that it was beyond his own genius to act in that capacity, alleging a dyspepsia.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
Rev. Mr. Higginson, of Salem, said the Indians in that vicinity “do worship two gods—a good and an evil.”
Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism|Allen Putnam
Higginson must have waited till the man was safely dead, and then used him similarly.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, February 1899, No. 98.|Various
Mr. Higginson first stepped in, but just then a pistol shot was heard, and the mob fell back.
Fugitive Slaves|Marion Gleason McDougall

In August the church of Salem was gathered and Mr. Higginson was consecrated as their teacher.
The Emancipation of Massachusetts|Brooks Adams

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