Stinnes

[ shtin-uhs ]

/ ˈʃtɪn əs /

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Hu·go

[hoo-gaw; English hyoo-goh], /ˈhu gɔ; English ˈhyu goʊ/, 1870–1924, German industrialist.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 12

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Dorn approached the table, von Stinnes following, and whispering, "I will request the porter to open the gate."
Erik Dorn|Ben Hecht
I am von Stinnes, Baron von Stinnes of a very old, a very dissolute, a very worthless family.
Erik Dorn|Ben Hecht
Baron von Stinnes, lounging wearily in front of a chess-board, spoke and raised a cup of mocha to his lips.
Erik Dorn|Ben Hecht
His eyes sought von Stinnes, standing near the window leisurely smoking a cigarette.
Erik Dorn|Ben Hecht

Von Stinnes, a melancholy Pierrot doffing his hat with a gallant snicker to the moon.
Erik Dorn|Ben Hecht