Arthur
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,536 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,926 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886) also: Chester A. Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur, President Arthur
- a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot also: King Arthur
Arthur in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Arthur heard me in silence, then he spoke.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 3
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There's old Peterkin, the roughest kind of a canal bummer when Arthur went away.
Tracy Park: A Novel · Mary Jane Holmes · Chapter 1
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The young gentleman--his name was Arthur and, apparently, nothing else--was only too ready to talk.
The Half-Hearted · John Buchan · Chapter 1
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Then the Church patched up a peace between Arthur and Launcelot and the queen and everybody--everybody but Sir Gawaine.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Who could rival Arthur Golding's rendering of the Metamorphoses of Ovid, or Francis Hicke's masterly rendering of Lucian's True History?
The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction · 20-66 Petronius Arbiter · Chapter 1