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instrument de llengüeta A musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed.
United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)
Synonyms
Examples for "John Reed"
Examples for "John Reed"
1
Following the conference, a national John Reed Club Congress was called.
2
With the John Reed Clubs now dissolved, I was free of all Party relations.
3
The warlock of the party, one John Reed, who was also condemned, hanged himself in prison.
4
She also witnessed first hand the Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow with her first husband, John Reed.
5
The first colored preacher I recall was named John Reed, a Baptist preacher at Paint Lick.
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Two different reed switch behaviors were observed at different magnetic field strengths.
2
But the water kept rising, and the reed didn't reach high enough.
3
Then Spider placed a huge reed upon the top of the mesa.
4
The shores were hidden by the reed islands except toward the west.
5
The shepherd cut off the reed, and made a pipe of it.
6
Living in underground holes, its body resembled the flower of a reed.
7
To Hermione the thin sound of the reed-flute always had suggested Arcady.
8
This was contained in a hollow reed and suspended round their necks.
9
This is the golden reed with which we measure the celestial city.
10
Jo must have a fantastic metabolism; she's as slender as a reed.'
11
They take a reed and shave one side of the surface flat.
12
He does not break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax.
13
The bruised reed he will not break, nor quench the smoking flax.
14
He would not break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax.
15
He put the thin reed to his lips, and blew upon it.
16
The voice of these latter was produced by means of reed whistles.
