Meynell

[ men-l ]

/ ˈmɛn l /

noun

Alice Christiana (Thompson),1850–1922, English poet and essayist.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Example sentences from the Web for meynell

"As long as we stay," answered Meynell, surprised at the interest his superior now showed at his intelligence.
The Actress in High Life|Sue Petigru Bowen
Meynell had nothing more to tell, and, hopeless of extracting any thing more, now took leave.
The Actress in High Life|Sue Petigru Bowen
Of Mr. Meynell's opinion, I know merely that he dropped me a post-card saying the poem was 'very fine.'
The Life of Francis Thompson|Everard Meynell
“That the American Mrs. Meynell was living the life of a savage and living it quite successfully,” I said easily.
The Sea-Wolf|Jack London

In these sad catastrophes Meynell found a secret pleasure, strange as it was diabolical.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.|Various

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