Janeway

[ jeyn-wey ]

/ ˈdʒeɪnˌweɪ /

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Elizabeth (Hall), 1913–2005, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

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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.

As I came up the steps behind her friend, Mrs. Janeway, she took hold of me and asked ‘Who is this?’
Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border|Annie Roe Carr
The 14th regiment now numbered three hundred men for duty, commanded by Lieut. Colonel Janeway.
Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers|J. Newton Terrill
It contained accounts of short-lived and morbid young Christians, much like those of James Janeway's book.
Child Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle
The painfully religious tales of James Janeway were not the only ones to familiarize death to the reading child.
Child Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

About this time, I reminded him of the account of Janeway, which he once read at my desire.
The Works of William Cowper|William Cowper