Isadore

[ iz-uh-dawr, -dohr ]

/ ˈɪz əˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr /

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a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”

QUIZZES

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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.

The far help that teaching is not deceiving is urging him to repeat that Isadore is money.
Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein|Gertrude Stein
The interesting part of this anecdote was Baxter's description of Isadore's rage.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein|Frank R. Stockton
An obliging butler carried this remark to Monsieur Isadore as he was sipping his wine in his dressing-gown and slippers.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein|Frank R. Stockton
And now I must tell you a story about Isadore that Baxter related to me this morning as we drove up from the station.'
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein|Frank R. Stockton

I cannot explain all these uncooked meals, and if you want to know more you must ask Isadore himself.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein|Frank R. Stockton