Parrington

[ par-ing-tuhn ]

/ ˈpær ɪŋ tən /

Vernon Louis, 1871–1929, U.S. literary historian and critic.

QUIZZES

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.

Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

"What's the good of bringing it down," cried Parrington, who had thrown back to the wilds in his excitement.
A Thief in the Night|E. W. Hornung
"They're too far away," said Parrington, as the enemy's shell splashed into the waves far ahead of the line of gunboats.
Banzai!|Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff
Parrington went into his cabin, opened his desk, and searched through it with nervous haste.
Banzai!|Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff
Parrington was one of those who suspected Raffles, or, at all events, one who was in the secret of those suspicions.
A Thief in the Night|E. W. Hornung

It was, it must be, the window to which the intrepid Parrington had descended from the one above.
A Thief in the Night|E. W. Hornung