Ursula
Saint, a legendary British princess who, with 11,000 virgins, is said to have been martyred by the Huns at Cologne.
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bear.”
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At this point in the story, Ursula is living in Switzerland.
The Mom Who Stole the Blueprints for the Atomic Bomb (The Freakonomics Radio Book Club Ep. 11) | Sarah Lyall | September 25, 2021 | FreakonomicsSorge was introduced to Ursula by a fellow communist spy in Shanghai.
The Mom Who Stole the Blueprints for the Atomic Bomb (The Freakonomics Radio Book Club Ep. 11) | Sarah Lyall | September 25, 2021 | FreakonomicsUrsula’s dull new life in Shanghai changed when she met a man named Richard Sorge — the man who would introduce her to espionage.
The Mom Who Stole the Blueprints for the Atomic Bomb (The Freakonomics Radio Book Club Ep. 11) | Sarah Lyall | September 25, 2021 | FreakonomicsHe was an architect, a man of charm, perhaps not a very strong character in lots of ways, nothing like as strong as Ursula.
The Mom Who Stole the Blueprints for the Atomic Bomb (The Freakonomics Radio Book Club Ep. 11) | Sarah Lyall | September 25, 2021 | FreakonomicsThe collection — check out the Ursula doll below — quickly sold out.
Sayed Jalees and Ursula Frei embraced their daughter, and made sure the rest of the family knew it.
How A Muslim Dad Reacted To His Daughter Coming Out | Moral Courage | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer mother Ursula is from Switzerland, and her father Sayed is from Pakistan.
How A Muslim Dad Reacted To His Daughter Coming Out | Moral Courage | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Ursula is phoenix-like, dying and rising up again and again.
From the outset, nothing comes easy for Ursula, who lives and dies at least six times in the first 100 pages alone.
There is Ursula the civil servant bravely patrolling a London bombed to pieces during the Blitz.
Having quitted Britain, St. Ursula and her train of 11,000 maidens underwent various vicissitudes.
Archaic England | Harold BayleyI often returned to visit Ursula, and one day, while I sat next her in the window, she told me the simple story of her life.
Ursula darted toward the door, caught my hand as I was passing, and drew me into the narrow passage which led to her room.
The romantic soul of Maurice pleased itself in the atmosphere of sadness which surrounded Ursula.
"I can not leave them," said Ursula, looking mournfully at the two old people slumbering in their arm-chairs.
British Dictionary definitions for Ursula
/ (ˈɜːsjʊlə) /
Saint. a legendary British princess of the fourth or fifth century ad, said to have been martyred together with 11 000 virgins by the Huns at Cologne. Feast day: Oct 21
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