Spyri

[ shpee-ree, spee- ]

/ ˈʃpi ri, ˈspi- /

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noun

Jo·han·na

[German yaw-hah-nah; English joh-han-uh-, -an-uh], /German yɔˈhɑ nɑ; English dʒoʊˈhæn ə-, -ˈæn ə/, 1827–1901, Swiss author.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use Spyri in a sentence

Madame Johanna Spyri is pronounced by competent critics the best living German writer for children.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6|Various
Johanna Spyri lived amidst the scenes she so gracefully described.
Heidi|Johanna Spyri
"Mzli" may be pronounced the most natural and one of the most entertaining of Madame Spyri's creations.
Maezli|Johanna Spyri
When he returned home he would tell his little daughter, who was Johanna Spyri, about what he had seen and heard.
Erick and Sally|Johanna Spyri

To defray the expense of the costumes, a play was given,—Spyri's Heidi.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People|Various