Beebe
(Charles) William, 1877–1962, U.S. naturalist, explorer, and writer.
Contemporary Examples
It was shocking to find out that the rape by Beebe was actually the last one of the night.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything Liz Seccuro December 15, 2014
Beebe was arrested in January 2006 and charged with two counts of felony rape.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything Liz Seccuro December 15, 2014
In September 2005, Beebe wrote a letter to my home to apologize.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything Liz Seccuro December 15, 2014
Two weeks before trial, Beebe pleaded guilty to a single charge of aggravated sexual battery.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything Liz Seccuro December 15, 2014
Historical Examples
And look at Mr. Beebe housing me—came over this morning and heard I was going!
A Room With A View E. M. Forster
“In half an hour or so your rooms will be ready,” said Mr. Beebe.
A Room With A View E. M. Forster
“Well, if he keeps on as he’s begun, I shouldn’t know what to think,” replied Mrs. Beebe.
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew Margaret Sidney
It was Mr. Beebe who started the stamping; it was all that one could do.
A Room With A View E. M. Forster
And Mr. Beebe looked over at him and nodded his white head, and Joel was quite sure he winked pleasantly at him.
The Adventures of Joel Pepper Margaret Sidney
“Oh, Mr. Beebe,” said Miss Alan, divided between awe and mirth.
A Room With A View E. M. Forster
Beebe
(bē’bē)
American naturalist, explorer, and author whose numerous expeditions include an oceanic descent of 923 m (3,028 ft) in a bathysphere he helped design, a record for this type of submersible.
Read Also:
- Beech
any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts. Also called beechwood. the wood of such a tree. any member of the plant family Fagaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, usually toothed or lobed leaves, male flowers in catkins and female flowers […]
- Beechdrops
a low plant, Epifagus virginiana, of the broomrape family, without green foliage, parasitic upon the roots of the beech.
- Beech fern
either of two ferns, Thelypteris hexagonoptera, of eastern North America, or T. phegopteris, common in rich, moist woodlands of northern temperate regions. Historical Examples This is, of course, a rendering of the popular name, though why the species has been called the beech fern nobody seems to know. How to Know the Ferns S. Leonard […]
- Beech grove
a city in central Indiana. Historical Examples The ride to Beech Grove occupied another hour; a mere call, of course, was impossible. Rutledge Miriam Coles Harris Here he saw deer feeding, and he came after a while to a Beech Grove. An Old Man’s Love Anthony Trollope Go to the Beech Grove, and live with […]
- Beech marten
stone marten. noun another name for stone marten