ellen — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

Zeal.

2

Strength; courage.

3

Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.

name

1

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

And how doth my cousin, your bedfellow? and your fairest daughter and mine, my god-daughter Ellen?

"Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought - " Miss Viner closed her eyes. "I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the mothers in the lower classes are coming to nowadays."

2

A river in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, that flows into the Solway Firth at Maryport.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

against, favorite, favourite, official, tall, tired, white, younger

She was tired after working long hours at the office all week.

VERB + ELLEN

bank, invite, liked, meet, mine, name, wrote

I invited Ellen to the party last weekend and she had a great time.

ELLEN + NOUN

blonde, helen, helene, johnson, page, sirleaf, welsh, wong

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first female president of Liberia.

PREP.

than, with

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Example Bank

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01

And how doth my cousin, your bedfellow? and your fairest daughter and mine, my god-daughter Ellen?

Wiktionary

02

"Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought - " Miss Viner closed her eyes. "I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the m

Wiktionary

03

Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn

Wiktionary

04

Ellen likes to play tennis, too.

Tatoeba · #65230

05

Ellen does not speak English.

Tatoeba · #65231

06

Ellen was so tired that she went to bed early.

Tatoeba · #65232

Usage Notes

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