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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A youth who loved Hero and drowned during one of his nightly swims across the Hellespont to be with her.
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- proper noun Greek mythology The lover of
Hero who swam every night across theHellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned. - proper noun A male
given name , also of a Spanish sixth century saint.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
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Examples
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I have a friend that lives in Leander, about 45 min from there.
houseproud 2008
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Thankfully, I got an email from one of the guys in Leander last night pointing me to this song.
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Thankfully, I got an email from one of the guys in Leander last night pointing me to this song.
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The lives of everyone involved are unraveled: from Carlin Leander, the fifteen-year-old girl who is as loyal as she is proud, to Betsy Chase, a woman running from her own destiny; from August Pierce, a boy who unexpectedly finds courage in his darkest hour, to Abel Grey, the police officer who refuses to let unspeakable actions -- both past and present -- slide by without notice.
The River King: Summary and book reviews of The River King by Alice Hoffman. 2000
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Both Abe and Carlin Leander feel guilty for the death of someone close to them -- in Abe's case, his brother Frank, and in Carlin's case, Gus Pierce.
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How are Carlin Leander and August Pierce different from the other students at the Haddan School?
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Almost every major character Carlin Leander, Abel Grey, Betsy Chase, Dr. Howe is forced at some point to deal with the death of someone close to them in THE RIVER KING.
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The improbable tale of Hero and Leander is exposed by M. Mahudel, but is defended on the authority of poets and medals by M. de la Nauze.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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"We wanted boo to be something extraordinary, fantastic and very, very different," recalls Leander over a simple risotto lunch in London.
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“Is not your name Leander, (said the amazed hermit) “and have I the happiness to meet with and entertain the youth whom I so dearly loved?”
The Inhuman Stepmother, or the History of Miss Harriot Montague Anonymous 1770
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